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Recognised as Colour

#E479EF

  • #E479EF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E479EF is a magenta with RGB values 228, 121, 239 and HSL 294°, 79%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E479EF#E479EF
HEX#E479EF
RGBrgb(228, 121, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4745, 0.9373
RGB percentages89.4%, 47.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(294.4, 78.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.4, 49.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK4.6%, 49.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,973,423
CSS custom property--colour: #E479EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#1B8610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#699AF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA7ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Tritanopia#E888A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 6.1Orchid · ΔE 9Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Dark orchid · ΔE 30.5Hot pink · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 6.14, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84EF79
Analogous#A979EF, #EF79BF
Triadic#EFE479, #79EFE4
Split complementary#BFEF79, #79EFA9
Tetradic#EFA979, #84EF79, #79BFEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6D4FA
Lighter +10%#EDA7F4
Darker −10%#DB4BEA
Darker −20%#D21EE4
Darker −30%#AA16B9
Darker −40%#80118B
More saturated +25%#F169FF
Less saturated −25%#D58CDC

Channel breakdown

R228
G121
B239
Red228 (89.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue294.41°
Saturation (HSL)78.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G 79 · B EF

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