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Colour

#E37AFF

  • #E37AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E37AFF is a violet with RGB values 227, 122, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E37AFF#E37AFF
HEX#E37AFF
RGBrgb(227, 122, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.4784, 1
RGB percentages89%, 47.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(287.4, 100%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 52.2%, 100%)
CMYK11%, 52.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,908,159
CSS custom property--colour: #E37AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#1C8500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#609EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A8FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E38EB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.4Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2Orchid · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Dark orchid · ΔE 26.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96FF7A
Analogous#A17AFF, #FF7AD8
Triadic#FFE37A, #7AFFE3
Split complementary#D8FF7A, #7AFFA1
Tetradic#FFA17A, #96FF7A, #7AD8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E0FF
Lighter +10%#EEADFF
Darker −10%#D847FF
Darker −20%#CE14FF
Darker −30%#B100E0
Darker −40%#8900AD
More saturated +25%#E37AFF
Less saturated −25%#D98BEE

Channel breakdown

R227
G122
B255
Red227 (89%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue287.37°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G 7A · B FF

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