Colour

#E296F6

#E296F6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#E296F6 is a violet with RGB values 226, 150, 246 and HSL 287°, 84%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#E296F6

RGBrgb(226, 150, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5882, 0.9647

RGB percentages88.6%, 58.8%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(287.5, 84.2%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 39%, 96.5%)

CMYK8.1%, 39%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,849,782

CSS custom property--colour: #E296F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1

Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#1D6909

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88ADFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CB5F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E3A2BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 12.5 Orchid · ΔE 15 Plum · ΔE 18.8 Medium purple · ΔE 23.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.4 Hot pink · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AAF696

Analogous#B296F6, #F696DA

Triadic#F6E296, #96F6E2

Split complementary#DAF696, #96F6B2

Tetradic#F6B296, #AAF696, #96DAF6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCF4FE

Lighter +10%#EFC5FA

Darker −10%#D567F2

Darker −20%#C838EE

Darker −30%#B513E0

Darker −40%#8F0FB1

More saturated +25%#E78DFF

Less saturated −25%#DAA4E8

Channel breakdown

R226

G150

B246

Red226 (88.6%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue287.5°

Saturation (HSL)84.21%

Lightness77.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E2 · G 96 · B F6

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