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Recognised as Colour

#F9DEF6

  • #F9DEF6
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#F9DEF6 is a magenta with RGB values 249, 222, 246 and HSL 307°, 69%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#F9DEF6#F9DEF6
HEX#F9DEF6
RGBrgb(249, 222, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8706, 0.9647
RGB percentages97.6%, 87.1%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(306.7, 69.2%, 92.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.7, 10.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 1.2%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,375,542
CSS custom property--colour: #F9DEF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.2 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#062109

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#DDE4F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E7F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FBE0E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 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

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#DEF9E1
Analogous#EFDEF9, #F9DEE9
Triadic#F6F9DE, #DEF6F9
Split complementary#E9F9DE, #DEF9EE
Tetradic#F9EEDE, #DEF9E1, #DEE9F9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#F1B3EA
Darker −20%#E988DE
Darker −30%#E15DD3
Darker −40%#DA31C7
More saturated +25%#FED9FA
Less saturated −25%#F4E3F2

Channel breakdown

R249
G222
B246
Red249 (97.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue306.67°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness92.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G DE · B F6

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