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Recognised as Colour

#E78AFA

  • #E78AFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E78AFA is a violet with RGB values 231, 138, 250 and HSL 290°, 92%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E78AFA#E78AFA
HEX#E78AFA
RGBrgb(231, 138, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5412, 0.9804
RGB percentages90.6%, 54.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(289.8, 91.8%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 44.8%, 98%)
CMYK7.6%, 44.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,174,394
CSS custom property--colour: #E78AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#187505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA7FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#94B1F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E998B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 6.2Orchid · ΔE 11.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 28.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 6.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DFA8A
Analogous#AF8AFA, #FA8AD5
Triadic#FAE78A, #8AFAE7
Split complementary#D5FA8A, #8AFAAF
Tetradic#FAAF8A, #9DFA8A, #8AD5FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBECFE
Lighter +10%#F1BBFC
Darker −10%#DD59F8
Darker −20%#D328F6
Darker −30%#BD0AE1
Darker −40%#9408B0
More saturated +25%#EA85FF
Less saturated −25%#DD99EB

Channel breakdown

R231
G138
B250
Red231 (90.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue289.82°
Saturation (HSL)91.8%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G 8A · B FA

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