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Recognised as Colour

#F3C5FD

  • #F3C5FD
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#F3C5FD is a violet with RGB values 243, 197, 253 and HSL 289°, 93%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#F3C5FD#F3C5FD
HEX#F3C5FD
RGBrgb(243, 197, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.7725, 0.9922
RGB percentages95.3%, 77.3%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(289.3, 93.3%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 22.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK4%, 22.1%, 0%, 0.8%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,975,933
CSS custom property--colour: #F3C5FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.22:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#0C3A02

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#BFD1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D6FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F4CBD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#CFFDC5
Analogous#D7C5FD, #FDC5EB
Triadic#FDF3C5, #C5FDF3
Split complementary#EBFDC5, #C5FDD7
Tetradic#FDD7C5, #CFFDC5, #C5EBFD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDF6FF
Darker −10%#E994FB
Darker −20%#DF62FA
Darker −30%#D431F8
Darker −40%#C508EE
More saturated +25%#F4C3FF
Less saturated −25%#EECDF6

Channel breakdown

R243
G197
B253
Red243 (95.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue289.29°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F3 · G C5 · B FD

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