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Recognised as Colour

#E78EFC

  • #E78EFC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E78EFC is a violet with RGB values 231, 142, 252 and HSL 289°, 95%, 77%. 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

#E78EFC#E78EFC
HEX#E78EFC
RGBrgb(231, 142, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5569, 0.9882
RGB percentages90.6%, 55.7%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(288.5, 94.8%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 43.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK8.3%, 43.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,175,420
CSS custom property--colour: #E78EFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43363WCAG 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 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#187103

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B3F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E89CB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.3Orchid · ΔE 12.1Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Plum · ΔE 26.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3FC8E
Analogous#B08EFC, #FC8EDA
Triadic#FCE78E, #8EFCE7
Split complementary#DAFC8E, #8EFCB0
Tetradic#FCB08E, #A3FC8E, #8EDAFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF1FF
Lighter +10%#F2C0FD
Darker −10%#DC5CFB
Darker −20%#D22BF9
Darker −30%#BF06EB
Darker −40%#9705B9
More saturated +25%#E98BFF
Less saturated −25%#DE9DEE

Channel breakdown

R231
G142
B252
Red231 (90.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue288.55°
Saturation (HSL)94.83%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G 8E · B FC

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