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Colour

#F9EBFF

  • #F9EBFF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#F9EBFF is a violet with RGB values 249, 235, 255 and HSL 282°, 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

#F9EBFF#F9EBFF
HEX#F9EBFF
RGBrgb(249, 235, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.9216, 1
RGB percentages97.6%, 92.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(282, 100%, 96.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282, 7.8%, 100%)
CMYK2.4%, 7.8%, 0%, 0%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,378,879
CSS custom property--colour: #F9EBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness241.6 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#061400

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#E9EFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECF0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#F9EDF1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 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

Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#F1FFEB
Analogous#EFEBFF, #FFEBFB
Triadic#FFF9EB, #EBFFF9
Split complementary#FBFFEB, #EBFFEF
Tetradic#FFEFEB, #F1FFEB, #EBFBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#EAB8FF
Darker −20%#DA85FF
Darker −30%#CB52FF
Darker −40%#BC1FFF
More saturated +25%#F9EBFF
Less saturated −25%#F8EDFC

Channel breakdown

R249
G235
B255
Red249 (97.6%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue282°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness96.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR F9 · G EB · B FF

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