Colour

#E165FF

#E165FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E165FF is a violet with RGB values 225, 101, 255 and HSL 288°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E165FF#E165FF

HEX#E165FF

RGBrgb(225, 101, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.3961, 1

RGB percentages88.2%, 39.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(288.3, 100%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 60.4%, 100%)

CMYK11.8%, 60.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,771,711

CSS custom property--colour: #E165FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#1E9A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D92FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#709FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E17EA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4 Violet · ΔE 23.7 Orchid · ΔE 25.6 Blue violet · ΔE 28.9 Dark violet · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#83FF65

Analogous#9465FF, #FF65D0

Triadic#FFE165, #65FFE1

Split complementary#D0FF65, #65FF94

Tetradic#FF9465, #83FF65, #65D0FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#F5CBFF

Lighter +10%#EB98FF

Darker −10%#D732FF

Darker −20%#CD00FE

Darker −30%#A300CB

Darker −40%#7A0098

More saturated +25%#E165FF

Less saturated −25%#D578EC

Channel breakdown

R225

G101

B255

Red225 (88.2%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue288.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E1 · G 65 · B FF

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