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Recognised as Colour

#E278E7

  • #E278E7
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E278E7 is a magenta with RGB values 226, 120, 231 and HSL 297°, 70%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E278E7#E278E7
HEX#E278E7
RGBrgb(226, 120, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4706, 0.9059
RGB percentages88.6%, 47.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(297.3, 69.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.3, 48.1%, 90.6%)
CMYK2.2%, 48.1%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,842,087
CSS custom property--colour: #E278E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#1D8718

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C98EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA5E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E785A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 4.2Orchid · ΔE 5.6Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Hot pink · ΔE 29.1Plum · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 4.15, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DE778
Analogous#AB78E7, #E778B4
Triadic#E7E278, #78E7E2
Split complementary#B5E778, #78E7AB
Tetradic#E7AB78, #7DE778, #78B4E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAFE
Lighter +20%#F5CFF6
Lighter +10%#EBA3EF
Darker −10%#D94DDF
Darker −20%#CC26D3
Darker −30%#A21EA8
Darker −40%#78167D
More saturated +25%#F464FB
Less saturated −25%#D08CD3

Channel breakdown

R226
G120
B231
Red226 (88.6%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue297.3°
Saturation (HSL)69.81%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 78 · B E7

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