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Recognised as Colour

#E28AF9

  • #E28AF9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E28AF9 is a violet with RGB values 226, 138, 249 and HSL 288°, 90%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E28AF9#E28AF9
HEX#E28AF9
RGBrgb(226, 138, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5412, 0.9765
RGB percentages88.6%, 54.1%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(287.6, 90.2%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 44.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK9.2%, 44.6%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,846,713
CSS custom property--colour: #E28AF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#1D7506

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A6FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#91AFF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E399B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.5Orchid · ΔE 11.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Plum · ΔE 27.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1F98A
Analogous#AA8AF9, #F98AD9
Triadic#F9E28A, #8AF9E2
Split complementary#D9F98A, #8AF9AB
Tetradic#F9AA8A, #A1F98A, #8AD9F9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAEBFE
Lighter +10%#EEBBFB
Darker −10%#D659F7
Darker −20%#CA29F4
Darker −30%#B30BDF
Darker −40%#8C09AE
More saturated +25%#E684FF
Less saturated −25%#D999EA

Channel breakdown

R226
G138
B249
Red226 (88.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue287.57°
Saturation (HSL)90.24%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E2 · G 8A · B F9

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