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Recognised as Colour

#E487FF

  • #E487FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E487FF is a violet with RGB values 228, 135, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E487FF#E487FF
HEX#E487FF
RGBrgb(228, 135, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5294, 1
RGB percentages89.4%, 52.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(286.5, 100%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 47.1%, 100%)
CMYK10.6%, 47.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,977,023
CSS custom property--colour: #E487FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#1B7800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DAFFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E498B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 8.9Orchid · ΔE 13.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 30Plum · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2FF87
Analogous#A887FF, #FF87DE
Triadic#FFE487, #87FFE4
Split complementary#DEFF87, #87FFA8
Tetradic#FFA887, #A2FF87, #87DEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBEDFF
Lighter +10%#EFBAFF
Darker −10%#D954FF
Darker −20%#CD21FF
Darker −30%#B800ED
Darker −40%#9000BA
More saturated +25%#E487FF
Less saturated −25%#DC96F0

Channel breakdown

R228
G135
B255
Red228 (89.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue286.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G 87 · B FF

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