Recognised as Colour
#E499FD
- #E499FD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#E499FD is a violet with RGB values 228, 153, 253 and HSL 285°, 96%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#E499FD#E499FD
HEX#E499FD
RGBrgb(228, 153, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6, 0.9922
RGB percentages89.4%, 60%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(285, 96.2%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 39.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK9.9%, 39.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,981,629
CSS custom property--colour: #E499FD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#1B6602
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2FD99
Analogous#B299FD, #FD99E4
Triadic#FDE499, #99FDE4
Split complementary#E4FD99, #99FDB2
Tetradic#FDB299, #B2FD99, #99E4FD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G153
B253
Red228 (89.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)96.15%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E4 · G 99 · B FD
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