Colour

#E491F6

#E491F6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#E491F6 is a violet with RGB values 228, 145, 246 and HSL 289°, 85%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#E491F6

RGBrgb(228, 145, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.5686, 0.9647

RGB percentages89.4%, 56.9%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(289.3, 84.9%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 41.1%, 96.5%)

CMYK7.3%, 41.1%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,979,574

CSS custom property--colour: #E491F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#1B6E09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83AAFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Deuteranopia#99B3F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E69DB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 9.3 Orchid · ΔE 12.5 Plum · ΔE 21.9 Medium purple · ΔE 23.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6 Hot pink · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 9.31, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A3F691

Analogous#B191F6, #F691D6

Triadic#F6E491, #91F6E4

Split complementary#D5F691, #91F6B2

Tetradic#F6B291, #A3F691, #91D6F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBEFFE

Lighter +10%#F0C0FA

Darker −10%#D862F2

Darker −20%#CD33EE

Darker −30%#B812DC

Darker −40%#910EAD

More saturated +25%#EA88FF

Less saturated −25%#DAA0E7

Channel breakdown

R228

G145

B246

Red228 (89.4%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue289.31°

Saturation (HSL)84.87%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E4 · G 91 · B F6

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