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Colour

#F6DDFF

  • #F6DDFF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#F6DDFF is a violet with RGB values 246, 221, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#F6DDFF#F6DDFF
HEX#F6DDFF
RGBrgb(246, 221, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8667, 1
RGB percentages96.5%, 86.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(284.1, 100%, 93.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 13.3%, 100%)
CMYK3.5%, 13.3%, 0%, 0%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,178,687
CSS custom property--colour: #F6DDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.71:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#092200

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D9E4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEE6FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F6E0E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#E6FFDD
Analogous#E5DDFF, #FFDDF7
Triadic#FFF6DD, #DDFFF6
Split complementary#F7FFDD, #DDFFE5
Tetradic#FFE5DD, #E6FFDD, #DDF7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#E9AAFF
Darker −20%#DB77FF
Darker −30%#CE44FF
Darker −40%#C011FF
More saturated +25%#F6DDFF
Less saturated −25%#F4E1FB

Channel breakdown

R246
G221
B255
Red246 (96.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue284.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness93.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F6 · G DD · B FF

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