Nearest-color comparison
Powder Lavender #DCD0FF vs Lavender #E6E6FA: RGB distance 24.7 and contrast 1.18:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Powder Lavender and Lavender are very close, with an RGB distance of 24.7. Lavender is lighter by 0.1277, and Powder Lavender is more saturated by 33 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.18:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Powder Lavender and Lavender across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
purple color
Powder Lavender is #DCD0FF, a cool purple with hue 255°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.6755. Beside Lavender, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 14.51:1.
purple color
Lavender is #E6E6FA, a cool purple with hue 240°, saturation 67% and luminance 0.8032. Beside Powder Lavender, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 17.06:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
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