Colour

#F2E5EE

#F2E5EE
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Lavender blush

#F2E5EE is a magenta with RGB values 242, 229, 238 and HSL 318°, 33%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender blush.

Colour values

#F2E5EE#F2E5EE

HEX#F2E5EE

RGBrgb(242, 229, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.898, 0.9333

RGB percentages94.9%, 89.8%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(318.5, 33.3%, 92.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.5, 5.4%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 5.4%, 1.7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,918,574

CSS custom property--colour: #F2E5EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness234 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.22:1

Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8

Inverted#0D1A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5E7EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E8E9EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F4E5E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 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 text17.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender blush · ΔE 4.5 Lavender · ΔE 7.2 Ghost white · ΔE 7.3 White smoke · ΔE 7.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 7.9 Misty rose · ΔE 8.1

Nearest named CSS colourLavender blush (#FFF0F5)ΔE 4.47, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E5F2E9

Analogous#F0E5F2, #F2E5E8

Triadic#EEF2E5, #E5EEF2

Split complementary#E8F2E5, #E5F2F0

Tetradic#F2F0E5, #E5F2E9, #E5E8F2

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%#E1C3D8

Darker −20%#D0A1C2

Darker −30%#BF7FAB

Darker −40%#AE5D95

More saturated +25%#F7E0F0

Less saturated −25%#EDEAEC

Channel breakdown

R242

G229

B238

Red242 (94.9%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue318.46°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness92.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G E5 · B EE

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