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Recognised as Colour

#F2E4FE

  • #F2E4FE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#F2E4FE is a violet with RGB values 242, 228, 254 and HSL 272°, 93%, 95%. 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

#F2E4FE#F2E4FE
HEX#F2E4FE
RGBrgb(242, 228, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8941, 0.9961
RGB percentages94.9%, 89.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(272.3, 92.9%, 94.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 10.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK4.7%, 10.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,918,334
CSS custom property--colour: #F2E4FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.3:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#0D1B01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E9FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F1E7ECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.8Lavender blush · ΔE 11.5Ghost white · ΔE 12.3Thistle · ΔE 13Alice blue · ΔE 13.5White smoke · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0FEE4
Analogous#E5E4FE, #FEE4FD
Triadic#FEF2E4, #E4FEF2
Split complementary#FDFEE4, #E4FEE5
Tetradic#FEE5E4, #F0FEE4, #E4FDFE

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%#DAB3FC
Darker −20%#C382FA
Darker −30%#AB50F9
Darker −40%#931FF7
More saturated +25%#F2E3FF
Less saturated −25%#F2E7FA

Channel breakdown

R242
G228
B254
Red242 (94.9%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue272.31°
Saturation (HSL)92.86%
Lightness94.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F2 · G E4 · B FE

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