Colour

#E78EFE

#E78EFE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#E78EFE is a violet with RGB values 231, 142, 254 and HSL 288°, 98%, 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

#E78EFE#E78EFE

HEX#E78EFE

RGBrgb(231, 142, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5569, 0.9961

RGB percentages90.6%, 55.7%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(287.7, 98.2%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 44.1%, 99.6%)

CMYK9.1%, 44.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,175,422

CSS custom property--colour: #E78EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#187101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7DAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#95B3FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E89DBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 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 text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.7 Orchid · ΔE 12.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5 Medium purple · ΔE 23.6 Plum · ΔE 27.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A5FE8E

Analogous#AF8EFE, #FE8EDD

Triadic#FEE78E, #8EFEE7

Split complementary#DDFE8E, #8EFEAF

Tetradic#FEAF8E, #A5FE8E, #8EDDFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCF3FF

Lighter +10%#F2C1FE

Darker −10%#DC5BFE

Darker −20%#D229FD

Darker −30%#C002F1

Darker −40%#9802BE

More saturated +25%#E88DFF

Less saturated −25%#DF9CF0

Channel breakdown

R231

G142

B254

Red231 (90.6%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue287.68°

Saturation (HSL)98.25%

Lightness77.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E7 · G 8E · B FE

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