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Recognised as Colour

#E77EF6

  • #E77EF6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E77EF6 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 126, 246 and HSL 293°, 87%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E77EF6#E77EF6
HEX#E77EF6
RGBrgb(231, 126, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.4941, 0.9647
RGB percentages90.6%, 49.4%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(292.5, 87%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 48.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK6.1%, 48.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,171,318
CSS custom property--colour: #E77EF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#188109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D9FFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CABF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EA8DAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 6.7Orchid · ΔE 10.8Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Dark orchid · ΔE 31.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DF67E
Analogous#AB7EF6, #F67EC9
Triadic#F6E77E, #7EF6E7
Split complementary#C9F67E, #7EF6AB
Tetradic#F6AB7E, #8DF67E, #7EC9F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9DDFD
Lighter +10%#F0AEF9
Darker −10%#DE4EF3
Darker −20%#D51FEF
Darker −30%#B50ECD
Darker −40%#8B0B9D
More saturated +25%#EE75FF
Less saturated −25%#DA8FE5

Channel breakdown

R231
G126
B246
Red231 (90.6%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue292.5°
Saturation (HSL)86.96%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G 7E · B F6

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