Colour

#E199FF

#E199FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#E199FF is a violet with RGB values 225, 153, 255 and HSL 282°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E199FF#E199FF

HEX#E199FF

RGBrgb(225, 153, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.6, 1

RGB percentages88.2%, 60%, 100%

HSLhsl(282.4, 100%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.4, 40%, 100%)

CMYK11.8%, 40%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,785,023

CSS custom property--colour: #E199FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.2:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#1E6600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AB7FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E0A7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.3 Orchid · ΔE 16.6 Plum · ΔE 21.6 Medium purple · ΔE 22.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7FF99

Analogous#AE99FF, #FF99EA

Triadic#FFE199, #99FFE1

Split complementary#EAFF99, #99FFAE

Tetradic#FFAE99, #B7FF99, #99EAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0CCFF

Darker −10%#D266FF

Darker −20%#C333FF

Darker −30%#B400FF

Darker −40%#9000CC

More saturated +25%#E199FF

Less saturated −25%#DCA6F2

Channel breakdown

R225

G153

B255

Red225 (88.2%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue282.35°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E1 · G 99 · B FF

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