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Recognised as Colour

#E772FF

  • #E772FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E772FF is a violet with RGB values 231, 114, 255 and HSL 290°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E772FF#E772FF
HEX#E772FF
RGBrgb(231, 114, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.4471, 1
RGB percentages90.6%, 44.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(289.8, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK9.4%, 55.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,168,255
CSS custom property--colour: #E772FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#188D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#569AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA7FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E987AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Violet · ΔE 16.9Orchid · ΔE 19.6Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AFF72
Analogous#A072FF, #FF72D1
Triadic#FFE772, #72FFE7
Split complementary#D1FF72, #72FFA0
Tetradic#FFA072, #8AFF72, #72D1FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8D8FF
Lighter +10%#F0A5FF
Darker −10%#DE3FFF
Darker −20%#D60CFF
Darker −30%#B300D8
Darker −40%#8900A5
More saturated +25%#E772FF
Less saturated −25%#DB84ED

Channel breakdown

R231
G114
B255
Red231 (90.6%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue289.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G 72 · B FF

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