Lavender — #E6E6FA
#E6E6FA is a very light, vivid blue. It is the CSS named color lavender.
Color values
| HEX | #E6E6FA |
| RGB | rgb(230, 230, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 67%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 2%) |
| Decimal | 15132410 |
| CSS | color: #E6E6FA; |
| Android | 0xFFE6E6FA |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.902, blue: 0.980, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #E6E6FA | 1.23:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #E6E6FA | 17.06:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #E6E6FA
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #E6E6FA and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #E6E6FA
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #E6E6FA in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #E6E6FA; background-color: #E6E6FA; }
.element { color: rgb(230 230 250); }
.element { color: hsl(240 67% 94%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#E6E6FA] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #E6E6FA;Frequently asked questions
What color is #E6E6FA?
#E6E6FA is a very light, vivid blue, which CSS calls lavender. Its hue sits at 240° on the color wheel, with 67% saturation and 94% lightness.
What is #E6E6FA in RGB?
#E6E6FA converts to rgb(230, 230, 250) — 230 red, 230 green and 250 blue.
What is #E6E6FA in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 2%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #E6E6FA be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (17.06:1 versus 1.23:1).
What is the complementary color of #E6E6FA?
#FAFAE5 — the hue directly opposite #E6E6FA on the color wheel.