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Recognised as Colour

#E487F6

  • #E487F6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E487F6 is a magenta with RGB values 228, 135, 246 and HSL 290°, 86%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E487F6#E487F6
HEX#E487F6
RGBrgb(228, 135, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5294, 0.9647
RGB percentages89.4%, 52.9%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(290.3, 86%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 45.1%, 96.5%)
CMYK7.3%, 45.1%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,977,014
CSS custom property--colour: #E487F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#1B7809

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A4FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#91AEF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E695B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 5.8Orchid · ΔE 10.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Plum · ΔE 27.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 5.78, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99F687
Analogous#AC87F6, #F687D1
Triadic#F6E487, #87F6E4
Split complementary#D1F687, #87F6AC
Tetradic#F6AC87, #99F687, #87D1F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9E6FD
Lighter +10%#EFB6FA
Darker −10%#D958F2
Darker −20%#CF28EF
Darker −30%#B410D4
Darker −40%#8C0CA5
More saturated +25%#EA7EFF
Less saturated −25%#D997E6

Channel breakdown

R228
G135
B246
Red228 (89.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue290.27°
Saturation (HSL)86.05%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G 87 · B F6

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