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Recognised as Colour

#E37BF0

  • #E37BF0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E37BF0 is a magenta with RGB values 227, 123, 240 and HSL 293°, 80%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E37BF0#E37BF0
HEX#E37BF0
RGBrgb(227, 123, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.4824, 0.9412
RGB percentages89%, 48.2%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(293.3, 79.6%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 48.8%, 94.1%)
CMYK5.4%, 48.7%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,908,400
CSS custom property--colour: #E37BF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#1C840F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B9CF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA8EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E68AABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 5.9Orchid · ΔE 8.9Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 30.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88F07B
Analogous#A97BF0, #F07BC2
Triadic#F0E37B, #7BF0E3
Split complementary#C2F07B, #7BF0A9
Tetradic#F0A97B, #88F07B, #7BC2F0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6D7FA
Lighter +10%#EDA9F5
Darker −10%#D94DEB
Darker −20%#D01FE6
Darker −30%#AA15BD
Darker −40%#81108F
More saturated +25%#EF6CFF
Less saturated −25%#D58DDE

Channel breakdown

R227
G123
B240
Red227 (89%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue293.33°
Saturation (HSL)79.59%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E3 · G 7B · B F0

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