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Lavender Color

#e6e6fa

Lavender Color

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A very pale purple named after the lavender flower, often used to convey calm or softness.

Nearest Tailwind class violet-100 #ede9fe · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#e6e6fa

RGB

rgb(230, 230, 250)

HSL

hsl(240, 66.7%, 94.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 8%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(91.83, 3.71, -9.66)

LCH

lch(91.83, 10.35, 291.01)

OKLCH

oklch(93.1%, 0.0269, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 90.2%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fafae6

Analogous

#e6f0fa

#e6e6fa

#f0e6fa

Triadic

#e6e6fa

#fae6e6

#e6fae6

Split-complementary

#e6e6fa

#faf0e6

#f0fae6

Tetradic

#e6e6fa

#fae6fa

#fafae6

#e6fae6

Square

#e6e6fa

#fae6f0

#fafae6

#e6faf0

Shades

Lavender Color mixed toward black.

#a3a3ed

#6161df

#2828c8

#1b1b85

#0d0d43

Tints

Lavender Color mixed toward white.

#eaeafb

#eeeefc

#f2f2fc

#f7f7fd

#fbfbfe

Tones

Lavender Color mixed toward gray.

#e8e8f8

#e9e9f7

#ebebf5

#ededf3

#eeeef2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e6f5 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#e6e6f4 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#e6f2f1 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#e8e8e8 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e6e6fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6e6fa]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Midnight Blue #191970

Frequently asked questions

Lavender (#e6e6fa) is rgb(230, 230, 250) in RGB.

No, #e6e6fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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