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Recognised as Colour

#E479F3

  • #E479F3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E479F3 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 121, 243 and HSL 293°, 84%, 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

#E479F3#E479F3
HEX#E479F3
RGBrgb(228, 121, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.4745, 0.9529
RGB percentages89.4%, 47.5%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(292.6, 83.6%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.6, 50.2%, 95.3%)
CMYK6.2%, 50.2%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,973,427
CSS custom property--colour: #E479F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3664WCAG 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 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#1B860C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#679BF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A7F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E789ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.9Orchid · ΔE 10.9Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Dark orchid · ΔE 29.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88F379
Analogous#A779F3, #F379C5
Triadic#F3E479, #79F3E4
Split complementary#C5F379, #79F3A7
Tetradic#F3A779, #88F379, #79C5F3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7D7FB
Lighter +10%#EDA8F7
Darker −10%#DB4AEF
Darker −20%#D11BEB
Darker −30%#AC11C2
Darker −40%#820D93
More saturated +25%#ED6DFF
Less saturated −25%#D68BE1

Channel breakdown

R228
G121
B243
Red228 (89.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue292.62°
Saturation (HSL)83.56%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G 79 · B F3

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