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Recognised as Colour

#F9DDFF

  • #F9DDFF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#F9DDFF is a violet with RGB values 249, 221, 255 and HSL 289°, 100%, 93%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#F9DDFF#F9DDFF
HEX#F9DDFF
RGBrgb(249, 221, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8667, 1
RGB percentages97.6%, 86.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(289.4, 100%, 93.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 13.3%, 100%)
CMYK2.4%, 13.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,375,295
CSS custom property--colour: #F9DDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.81:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#062200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAE4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0E7FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FAE0E8no 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 text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12Lavender · ΔE 12.3Lavender blush · ΔE 16.4Ghost white · ΔE 18.4Misty rose · ΔE 19.1Alice blue · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3FFDD
Analogous#E8DDFF, #FFDDF4
Triadic#FFF9DD, #DDFFF9
Split complementary#F4FFDD, #DDFFE8
Tetradic#FFE8DD, #E3FFDD, #DDF4FF

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%#F0AAFF
Darker −20%#E777FF
Darker −30%#DE44FF
Darker −40%#D511FF
More saturated +25%#F9DDFF
Less saturated −25%#F6E1FB

Channel breakdown

R249
G221
B255
Red249 (97.6%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue289.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness93.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F9 · G DD · B FF

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