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Recognised as Colour

#E478E4

  • #E478E4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E478E4 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 120, 228 and HSL 300°, 67%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E478E4#E478E4
HEX#E478E4
RGBrgb(228, 120, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4706, 0.8941
RGB percentages89.4%, 47.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(300, 66.7%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 47.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 47.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,973,156
CSS custom property--colour: #E478E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#1B871B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E98E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA6E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Tritanopia#EA83A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 3.5Orchid · ΔE 4.4Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Hot pink · ΔE 27.3Plum · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 3.55, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78E478
Analogous#AE78E4, #E478AE
Triadic#E4E478, #78E4E4
Split complementary#AEE478, #78E4AE
Tetradic#E4AE78, #78E478, #78AEE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF7FD
Lighter +20%#F5CDF5
Lighter +10%#EDA3ED
Darker −10%#DC4EDC
Darker −20%#CD29CD
Darker −30%#A320A3
Darker −40%#781878
More saturated +25%#F864F8
Less saturated −25%#D08CD0

Channel breakdown

R228
G120
B228
Red228 (89.4%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR E4 · G 78 · B E4

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