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Recognised as Colour

#E175FF

  • #E175FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E175FF is a violet with RGB values 225, 117, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E175FF#E175FF
HEX#E175FF
RGBrgb(225, 117, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4588, 1
RGB percentages88.2%, 45.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(287, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK11.8%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,775,807
CSS custom property--colour: #E175FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#1E8A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#589AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA5FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Tritanopia#E18AAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Violet · ΔE 16Orchid · ΔE 18.6Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 28Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93FF75
Analogous#9C75FF, #FF75D8
Triadic#FFE175, #75FFE1
Split complementary#D8FF75, #75FF9C
Tetradic#FF9C75, #93FF75, #75D8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7DBFF
Lighter +10%#ECA8FF
Darker −10%#D642FF
Darker −20%#CB0FFF
Darker −30%#AB00DB
Darker −40%#8300A8
More saturated +25%#E175FF
Less saturated −25%#D786EE

Channel breakdown

R225
G117
B255
Red225 (88.2%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue286.96°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E1 · G 75 · B FF

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