#f0e5fa

Color #f0e5fa

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Lavender #e6e6fa · ΔE 3.89 Nearest Tailwind class purple-100 #f3e8ff · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#f0e5fa

RGB

rgb(240, 229, 250)

HSL

hsl(271.4, 67.7%, 93.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.4, 8.4%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 8.4%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(92.34, 7.47, -8.82)

LCH

lch(92.34, 11.56, 310.26)

OKLCH

oklch(93.7%, 0.0303, 309.1)

HWB

hwb(271.4, 89.8%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#effae5

Analogous

#e5e5fa

#f0e5fa

#fae5f9

Triadic

#f0e5fa

#faf0e5

#e5faf0

Split-complementary

#f0e5fa

#f9fae5

#e5fae5

Tetradic

#f0e5fa

#fae5ef

#effae5

#e5faf0

Square

#f0e5fa

#fae5e5

#effae5

#e5f9fa

Shades

Color #f0e5fa mixed toward black.

#c9a2ed

#a35fe0

#7c27c9

#521a86

#290d43

Tints

Color #f0e5fa mixed toward white.

#f2e9fb

#f5eefc

#f7f2fc

#faf6fd

#fcfbfe

Tones

Color #f0e5fa mixed toward gray.

#f0e7f8

#f0e8f6

#f0eaf5

#f0ecf3

#f0eef1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ebebf5 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#ecedf4 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#eff1f0 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#e9e9e9 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f0e5fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f0e5fa]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#f0e5fa (#f0e5fa) is rgb(240, 229, 250) in RGB.

No, #f0e5fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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