Colour

#E297FF

#E297FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#E297FF is a violet with RGB values 226, 151, 255 and HSL 283°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E297FF#E297FF

HEX#E297FF

RGBrgb(226, 151, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5922, 1

RGB percentages88.6%, 59.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(283.3, 100%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.3, 40.8%, 100%)

CMYK11.4%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,850,047

CSS custom property--colour: #E297FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#1D6800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#99B6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E1A5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 12.1 Orchid · ΔE 15.7 Medium purple · ΔE 22.3 Plum · ΔE 22.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B4FF97

Analogous#AE97FF, #FF97E8

Triadic#FFE297, #97FFE2

Split complementary#E8FF97, #97FFAE

Tetradic#FFAE97, #B4FF97, #97E8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFDFF

Lighter +10%#F0CAFF

Darker −10%#D464FF

Darker −20%#C631FF

Darker −30%#B600FD

Darker −40%#9200CA

More saturated +25%#E297FF

Less saturated −25%#DCA4F2

Channel breakdown

R226

G151

B255

Red226 (88.6%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue283.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E2 · G 97 · B FF

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