Recognised as Colour

#E499FE

#E499FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#E499FE is a violet with RGB values 228, 153, 254 and HSL 285°, 98%, 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

#E499FE#E499FE

HEX#E499FE

RGBrgb(228, 153, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.6, 0.9961

RGB percentages89.4%, 60%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(284.6, 98.1%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 39.8%, 99.6%)

CMYK10.2%, 39.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,981,630

CSS custom property--colour: #E499FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#1B6601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89B1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CB8FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E4A6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 12.6 Orchid · ΔE 16 Plum · ΔE 21.1 Medium purple · ΔE 23.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3FE99

Analogous#B299FE, #FE99E5

Triadic#FEE499, #99FEE4

Split complementary#E6FE99, #99FEB2

Tetradic#FEB299, #B3FE99, #99E5FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFEFF

Lighter +10%#F1CCFE

Darker −10%#D766FE

Darker −20%#C934FD

Darker −30%#BB02FC

Darker −40%#9602C9

More saturated +25%#E498FF

Less saturated −25%#DEA6F1

Channel breakdown

R228

G153

B254

Red228 (89.4%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue284.55°

Saturation (HSL)98.06%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E4 · G 99 · B FE

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