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Colour

#F5DCFF

  • #F5DCFF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#F5DCFF is a violet with RGB values 245, 220, 255 and HSL 283°, 100%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#F5DCFF#F5DCFF
HEX#F5DCFF
RGBrgb(245, 220, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.8627, 1
RGB percentages96.1%, 86.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(282.9, 100%, 93.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 13.7%, 100%)
CMYK3.9%, 13.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,112,895
CSS custom property--colour: #F5DCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.56:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#0A2300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8E3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDE5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F5E0E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.7Lavender · ΔE 11.8Lavender blush · ΔE 16.8Ghost white · ΔE 18.5Misty rose · ΔE 19.7Alice blue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6FFDC
Analogous#E4DCFF, #FFDCF8
Triadic#FFF5DC, #DCFFF5
Split complementary#F7FFDC, #DCFFE4
Tetradic#FFE4DC, #E6FFDC, #DCF7FF

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%#E6A9FF
Darker −20%#D876FF
Darker −30%#C943FF
Darker −40%#BB10FF
More saturated +25%#F5DCFF
Less saturated −25%#F3E0FB

Channel breakdown

R245
G220
B255
Red245 (96.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness93.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F5 · G DC · B FF

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