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Recognised as Colour

#F6E3FF

  • #F6E3FF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#F6E3FF is a violet with RGB values 246, 227, 255 and HSL 281°, 100%, 95%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#F6E3FF#F6E3FF
HEX#F6E3FF
RGBrgb(246, 227, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.8902, 1
RGB percentages96.5%, 89%, 100%
HSLhsl(280.7, 100%, 94.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.7, 11%, 100%)
CMYK3.5%, 11%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,180,223
CSS custom property--colour: #F6E3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.35:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#091C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3EAFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#F6E6ECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 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 text17.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7.9Lavender blush · ΔE 12.5Thistle · ΔE 12.7Ghost white · ΔE 13.9Alice blue · ΔE 15.2Misty rose · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECFFE3
Analogous#E8E3FF, #FFE3FA
Triadic#FFF6E3, #E3FFF6
Split complementary#FAFFE3, #E3FFE8
Tetradic#FFE8E3, #ECFFE3, #E3FAFF

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%#E6B0FF
Darker −20%#D57DFF
Darker −30%#C54AFF
Darker −40%#B417FF
More saturated +25%#F6E3FF
Less saturated −25%#F5E6FC

Channel breakdown

R246
G227
B255
Red246 (96.5%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue280.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness94.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F6 · G E3 · B FF

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