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Recognised as Colour

#F2E4FA

  • #F2E4FA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#F2E4FA is a violet with RGB values 242, 228, 250 and HSL 278°, 69%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#F2E4FA#F2E4FA
HEX#F2E4FA
RGBrgb(242, 228, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8941, 0.9804
RGB percentages94.9%, 89.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(278.2, 68.7%, 93.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 8.8%, 98%)
CMYK3.2%, 8.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,918,330
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E4FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.25:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#0D1B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E8FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4E9F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F2E6EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5Lavender blush · ΔE 9.6Ghost white · ΔE 10.8Alice blue · ΔE 12.1Thistle · ΔE 13White smoke · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECFAE4
Analogous#E7E4FA, #FAE4F7
Triadic#FAF2E4, #E4FAF2
Split complementary#F7FAE4, #E4FAE7
Tetradic#FAE7E4, #ECFAE4, #E4F7FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#DDB9F2
Darker −20%#C98EEA
Darker −30%#B463E2
Darker −40%#9F38DA
More saturated +25%#F3E0FE
Less saturated −25%#F1E8F6

Channel breakdown

R242
G228
B250
Red242 (94.9%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue278.18°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness93.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F2 · G E4 · B FA

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