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Recognised as Colour

#E27CFF

  • #E27CFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E27CFF is a violet with RGB values 226, 124, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E27CFF#E27CFF
HEX#E27CFF
RGBrgb(226, 124, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4863, 1
RGB percentages88.6%, 48.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(286.7, 100%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 51.4%, 100%)
CMYK11.4%, 51.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,843,135
CSS custom property--colour: #E27CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#1D8300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#629FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A9FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E28FB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 12.7Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3Orchid · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Dark orchid · ΔE 27.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99FF7C
Analogous#A07CFF, #FF7CDB
Triadic#FFE27C, #7CFFE2
Split complementary#DBFF7C, #7CFFA0
Tetradic#FFA07C, #99FF7C, #7CDBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9E2FF
Lighter +10%#EDAFFF
Darker −10%#D749FF
Darker −20%#CB16FF
Darker −30%#B000E2
Darker −40%#8800AF
More saturated +25%#E27CFF
Less saturated −25%#D98CEF

Channel breakdown

R226
G124
B255
Red226 (88.6%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue286.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 7C · B FF

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