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Recognised as Colour

#E271FF

  • #E271FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E271FF is a violet with RGB values 226, 113, 255 and HSL 288°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E271FF#E271FF
HEX#E271FF
RGBrgb(226, 113, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4431, 1
RGB percentages88.6%, 44.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(287.7, 100%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 55.7%, 100%)
CMYK11.4%, 55.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,840,319
CSS custom property--colour: #E271FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#1D8E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5298FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA4FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E287AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2Violet · ΔE 17.8Orchid · ΔE 20.2Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 29.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EFF71
Analogous#9B71FF, #FF71D5
Triadic#FFE271, #71FFE2
Split complementary#D5FF71, #71FF9B
Tetradic#FF9B71, #8EFF71, #71D5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7D7FF
Lighter +10%#ECA4FF
Darker −10%#D83EFF
Darker −20%#CD0BFF
Darker −30%#AB00D7
Darker −40%#8300A4
More saturated +25%#E271FF
Less saturated −25%#D883ED

Channel breakdown

R226
G113
B255
Red226 (88.6%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue287.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 71 · B FF

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