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Recognised as Colour

#F6EFFA

  • #F6EFFA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Ghost white

#F6EFFA is a violet with RGB values 246, 239, 250 and HSL 278°, 52%, 96%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Ghost white.

Colour values

#F6EFFA#F6EFFA
HEX#F6EFFA
RGBrgb(246, 239, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.9373, 0.9804
RGB percentages96.5%, 93.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(278.2, 52.4%, 95.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 4.4%, 98%)
CMYK1.6%, 4.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,183,290
CSS custom property--colour: #F6EFFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.88228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness242.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.65:1
Contrast with white1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F1F1F1
Inverted#091005

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEF1FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFF2FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F6F0F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Ghost white · ΔE 4.1Lavender blush · ΔE 4.3Alice blue · ΔE 6Lavender · ΔE 6.3White smoke · ΔE 6.3Snow · ΔE 6.6
Nearest named CSS colourGhost white (#F8F8FF)ΔE 4.09, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3FAEF
Analogous#F1EFFA, #FAEFF8
Triadic#FAF6EF, #EFFAF6
Split complementary#F8FAEF, #EFFAF1
Tetradic#FAF1EF, #F3FAEF, #EFF8FA

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%#E0C8EE
Darker −20%#CAA1E2
Darker −30%#B47AD6
Darker −40%#9F54C9
More saturated +25%#F7ECFD
Less saturated −25%#F5F2F7

Channel breakdown

R246
G239
B250
Red246 (96.5%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue278.18°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness95.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F6 · G EF · B FA

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