Recognised as Colour

#E396F6

#E396F6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#E396F6 is a violet with RGB values 227, 150, 246 and HSL 288°, 84%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#E396F6

RGBrgb(227, 150, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5882, 0.9647

RGB percentages89%, 58.8%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(288.1, 84.2%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.1, 39%, 96.5%)

CMYK7.7%, 39%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,915,318

CSS custom property--colour: #E396F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#1C6909

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89ADFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CB5F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E4A2BBno 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 text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 12.3 Orchid · ΔE 14.9 Plum · ΔE 18.8 Medium purple · ΔE 23.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.4 Hot pink · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9F696

Analogous#B396F6, #F696D9

Triadic#F6E396, #96F6E3

Split complementary#D9F696, #96F6B3

Tetradic#F6B396, #A9F696, #96D9F6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCF4FE

Lighter +10%#F0C5FA

Darker −10%#D667F2

Darker −20%#CA38EE

Darker −30%#B713E0

Darker −40%#910FB1

More saturated +25%#E88DFF

Less saturated −25%#DAA4E8

Channel breakdown

R227

G150

B246

Red227 (89%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue288.13°

Saturation (HSL)84.21%

Lightness77.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E3 · G 96 · B F6

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