Very light gray vs Lavender
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Very light gray#dcdcdc
Lavender#e6e6fa
Very light gray and Lavender are similar. Lavender is 3.6% lighter. It is more saturated. At least one of them is a neutral gray, so hue does not apply.
Difference
CIEDE20008.9similar
Lightness+3.6%
Chroma+0.027
Hue—
Below 1 the eye cannot tell them apart, around 2.3 is the smallest visible step.
Codes
Very light gray
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
Lavender
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
One on the other
AaVery light gray / Lavender1.11:1 · APCA Lc 0Below WCAG AA for text
AaLavender / Very light gray1.11:1 · APCA Lc 0Below WCAG AA for text
In between
Halfway in OKLab: #e1e1eb
Questions and answers
What is the difference between Very light gray and Lavender?
Very light gray and Lavender are similar. Lavender is 3.6% lighter. It is more saturated. At least one of them is a neutral gray, so hue does not apply. Their CIEDE2000 color difference is 8.9.
Is Lavender lighter than Very light gray?
Lavender is 3.6% lighter. In OKLCH, Very light gray has a lightness of 89.4% and Lavender 93.1%.
Can I put Very light gray text on Lavender?
The contrast ratio between them is 1.11:1. WCAG AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, so avoid it for text and use it for decoration only.