Colour

#E59DFF

#E59DFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#E59DFF is a violet with RGB values 229, 157, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E59DFF#E59DFF

HEX#E59DFF

RGBrgb(229, 157, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6157, 1

RGB percentages89.8%, 61.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(284.1, 100%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 38.4%, 100%)

CMYK10.2%, 38.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,048,191

CSS custom property--colour: #E59DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#1A6200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0BAFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Tritanopia#E4AAC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 14.2 Orchid · ΔE 17.5 Plum · ΔE 19.4 Medium purple · ΔE 24 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7FF9D

Analogous#B49DFF, #FF9DE8

Triadic#FFE59D, #9DFFE5

Split complementary#E8FF9D, #9DFFB4

Tetradic#FFB49D, #B7FF9D, #9DE8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3D0FF

Darker −10%#D76AFF

Darker −20%#CA37FF

Darker −30%#BC04FF

Darker −40%#9900D0

More saturated +25%#E59DFF

Less saturated −25%#DFA9F3

Channel breakdown

R229

G157

B255

Red229 (89.8%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue284.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E5 · G 9D · B FF

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Colour values

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