lavender

Q: What are the RGB, HSL, and CMYK values of #E6E6FA?

RGB(230, 230, 250), HSL(240.0, 66.7%, 94.1%), CMYK(8.0%, 8.0%, 0.0%, 2.0%).

Q: Does #E6E6FA meet WCAG contrast on white?

1.23:1 — WCAG AA fail, AAA fail for normal text.

Q: What text color is readable on #E6E6FA?

Use 000000 text on a #E6E6FA background; contrast on black is 17.06:1.

Abstract

Lavender is a very pale purple, rgb(230, 230, 250) at hex #E6E6FA, with red and green high and equal and blue only slightly higher. The faint blue lift gives it a 240-degree hue at just seven percent saturation and near-maximum brightness — a whisper of violet close to white. One of the extended CSS3 named colors, lavender takes its name from the flower. Its softness and low chroma make it a gentle background and accent, adding a cool, calming tint without the weight of a fully saturated purple. It belongs to a group of pale CSS tints such as lavenderblush and thistle, and its cool, low-chroma quality lends a calming accent without the weight of a saturated purple.