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Colour

#F6ECFF

  • #F6ECFF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#F6ECFF is a violet with RGB values 246, 236, 255 and HSL 272°, 100%, 96%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#F6ECFF#F6ECFF
HEX#F6ECFF
RGBrgb(246, 236, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.9255, 1
RGB percentages96.5%, 92.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(271.6, 100%, 96.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.6, 7.5%, 100%)
CMYK3.5%, 7.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,182,527
CSS custom property--colour: #F6ECFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness241.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.36:1
Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF
Inverted#091300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9EFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBF0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F5EEF2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 4.5Lavender blush · ΔE 7.5Ghost white · ΔE 7.8Alice blue · ΔE 9.2White smoke · ΔE 10.6Snow · ΔE 10.7
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.49, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5FFEC
Analogous#EDECFF, #FFECFF
Triadic#FFF6EC, #ECFFF6
Split complementary#FFFFEC, #ECFFED
Tetradic#FFEDEC, #F5FFEC, #ECFFFF

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%#DEB9FF
Darker −20%#C686FF
Darker −30%#AE53FF
Darker −40%#9520FF
More saturated +25%#F6ECFF
Less saturated −25%#F6EEFD

Channel breakdown

R246
G236
B255
Red246 (96.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue271.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness96.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F6 · G EC · B FF

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