Colour

#E274FE

#E274FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#E274FE is a violet with RGB values 226, 116, 254 and HSL 288°, 99%, 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

#E274FE#E274FE

HEX#E274FE

RGBrgb(226, 116, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4549, 0.9961

RGB percentages88.6%, 45.5%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(287.8, 98.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 54.3%, 99.6%)

CMYK11%, 54.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,841,086

CSS custom property--colour: #E274FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#1D8B01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#589AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#7DA5FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Tritanopia#E289AEno 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 text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7 Violet · ΔE 15.8 Orchid · ΔE 18.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9 Medium purple · ΔE 28.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90FE74

Analogous#9D74FE, #FE74D5

Triadic#FEE274, #74FEE2

Split complementary#D5FE74, #74FE9D

Tetradic#FE9D74, #90FE74, #74D5FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7D9FF

Lighter +10%#EDA7FE

Darker −10%#D741FE

Darker −20%#CD0FFD

Darker −30%#AC02D7

Darker −40%#8401A5

More saturated +25%#E373FF

Less saturated −25%#D885ED

Channel breakdown

R226

G116

B254

Red226 (88.6%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue287.83°

Saturation (HSL)98.57%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E2 · G 74 · B FE

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