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Recognised as Colour

#E35CFF

  • #E35CFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E35CFF is a violet with RGB values 227, 92, 255 and HSL 290°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E35CFF#E35CFF
HEX#E35CFF
RGBrgb(227, 92, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3608, 1
RGB percentages89%, 36.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(289.7, 100%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 63.9%, 100%)
CMYK11%, 63.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,900,479
CSS custom property--colour: #E35CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#1CA300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B9CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Tritanopia#E478A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3Fuchsia · ΔE 24.8Magenta · ΔE 24.8Dark violet · ΔE 26.7Blue violet · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78FF5C
Analogous#925CFF, #FF5CCA
Triadic#FFE35C, #5CFFE3
Split complementary#CAFF5C, #5CFF92
Tetradic#FF925C, #78FF5C, #5CCAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF5FF
Lighter +20%#F5C2FF
Lighter +10%#EC8FFF
Darker −10%#DA29FF
Darker −20%#CB00F5
Darker −30%#A100C2
Darker −40%#76008F
More saturated +25%#E35CFF
Less saturated −25%#D670EB

Channel breakdown

R227
G92
B255
Red227 (89%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue289.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G 5C · B FF

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