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Colour

#E78DFF

  • #E78DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E78DFF is a violet with RGB values 231, 141, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E78DFF#E78DFF
HEX#E78DFF
RGBrgb(231, 141, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5529, 1
RGB percentages90.6%, 55.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(287.4, 100%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 44.7%, 100%)
CMYK9.4%, 44.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,175,167
CSS custom property--colour: #E78DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#187200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#94B3FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E89CBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.8Orchid · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Plum · ΔE 28.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5FF8D
Analogous#AE8DFF, #FF8DDE
Triadic#FFE78D, #8DFFE7
Split complementary#DEFF8D, #8DFFAE
Tetradic#FFAE8D, #A5FF8D, #8DDEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF3FF
Lighter +10%#F2C0FF
Darker −10%#DC5AFF
Darker −20%#D227FF
Darker −30%#C000F3
Darker −40%#9800C0
More saturated +25%#E78DFF
Less saturated −25%#DF9BF1

Channel breakdown

R231
G141
B255
Red231 (90.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue287.37°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G 8D · B FF

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