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Recognised as Colour

#E478FC

  • #E478FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E478FC is a violet with RGB values 228, 120, 252 and HSL 289°, 96%, 73%. 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

#E478FC#E478FC
HEX#E478FC
RGBrgb(228, 120, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4706, 0.9882
RGB percentages89.4%, 47.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(289.1, 95.7%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 52.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK9.5%, 52.4%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,973,180
CSS custom property--colour: #E478FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#1B8703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#609CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A8F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E58BAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Orchid · ΔE 15.8Dark orchid · ΔE 26.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90FC78
Analogous#A278FC, #FC78D2
Triadic#FCE478, #78FCE4
Split complementary#D2FC78, #78FCA2
Tetradic#FCA278, #90FC78, #78D2FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8DCFE
Lighter +10%#EEAAFD
Darker −10%#DA46FB
Darker −20%#D014FA
Darker −30%#B005D6
Darker −40%#8704A4
More saturated +25%#E675FF
Less saturated −25%#D989EB

Channel breakdown

R228
G120
B252
Red228 (89.4%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue289.09°
Saturation (HSL)95.65%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G 78 · B FC

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