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Recognised as Colour

#E589FA

  • #E589FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E589FA is a violet with RGB values 229, 137, 250 and HSL 289°, 92%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E589FA#E589FA
HEX#E589FA
RGBrgb(229, 137, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.5373, 0.9804
RGB percentages89.8%, 53.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(288.8, 91.9%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 45.2%, 98%)
CMYK8.4%, 45.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,043,066
CSS custom property--colour: #E589FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#1A7605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A6FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#91B0F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E698B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 6.7Orchid · ΔE 11.3Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Plum · ΔE 28.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EFA89
Analogous#AC89FA, #FA89D7
Triadic#FAE589, #89FAE5
Split complementary#D6FA89, #89FAAD
Tetradic#FAAD89, #9EFA89, #89D7FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBEBFE
Lighter +10%#F0BAFC
Darker −10%#DA58F8
Darker −20%#CF27F6
Darker −30%#B90AE0
Darker −40%#9007B0
More saturated +25%#E884FF
Less saturated −25%#DB98EB

Channel breakdown

R229
G137
B250
Red229 (89.8%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue288.85°
Saturation (HSL)91.87%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E5 · G 89 · B FA

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