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Colour

#E687FF

  • #E687FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E687FF is a violet with RGB values 230, 135, 255 and HSL 288°, 100%, 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

#E687FF#E687FF
HEX#E687FF
RGBrgb(230, 135, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.5294, 1
RGB percentages90.2%, 52.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(287.5, 100%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 47.1%, 100%)
CMYK9.8%, 47.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,108,095
CSS custom property--colour: #E687FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#197800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EB0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E797B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 8.4Orchid · ΔE 13.1Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.6Plum · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0FF87
Analogous#AA87FF, #FF87DC
Triadic#FFE687, #87FFE6
Split complementary#DCFF87, #87FFAA
Tetradic#FFAA87, #A0FF87, #87DCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBEDFF
Lighter +10%#F1BAFF
Darker −10%#DB54FF
Darker −20%#D121FF
Darker −30%#BC00ED
Darker −40%#9300BA
More saturated +25%#E687FF
Less saturated −25%#DD96F0

Channel breakdown

R230
G135
B255
Red230 (90.2%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue287.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E6 · G 87 · B FF

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