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Colour

#E278FF

  • #E278FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E278FF is a violet with RGB values 226, 120, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E278FF#E278FF
HEX#E278FF
RGBrgb(226, 120, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4706, 1
RGB percentages88.6%, 47.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(287.1, 100%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 52.9%, 100%)
CMYK11.4%, 52.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,842,111
CSS custom property--colour: #E278FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#1D8700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D9CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA7FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E28CB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9Violet · ΔE 14.5Orchid · ΔE 17.4Dark orchid · ΔE 26Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95FF78
Analogous#9E78FF, #FF78D9
Triadic#FFE278, #78FFE2
Split complementary#D9FF78, #78FF9E
Tetradic#FF9E78, #95FF78, #78D9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8DEFF
Lighter +10%#EDABFF
Darker −10%#D745FF
Darker −20%#CC12FF
Darker −30%#AE00DE
Darker −40%#8600AB
More saturated +25%#E278FF
Less saturated −25%#D889EE

Channel breakdown

R226
G120
B255
Red226 (88.6%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue287.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 78 · B FF

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