Recognised as Colour

#E79FF2

#E79FF2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#E79FF2 is a magenta with RGB values 231, 159, 242 and HSL 292°, 76%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#E79FF2

RGBrgb(231, 159, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.6235, 0.949

RGB percentages90.6%, 62.4%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(292, 76.1%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292, 34.3%, 94.9%)

CMYK4.5%, 34.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,179,762

CSS custom property--colour: #E79FF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1

Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#18600D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96B3F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8BBEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E9A8BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.9 Violet · ΔE 18 Orchid · ΔE 19.7 Medium purple · ΔE 27.9 Hot pink · ΔE 32.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AAF29F

Analogous#BE9FF2, #F29FD3

Triadic#F2E79F, #9FF2E7

Split complementary#D3F29F, #9FF2BE

Tetradic#F2BE9F, #AAF29F, #9FD3F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDF9FE

Lighter +10%#F2CCF8

Darker −10%#DC72EC

Darker −20%#D145E6

Darker −30%#C11EDA

Darker −40%#9A17AE

More saturated +25%#F192FF

Less saturated −25%#DDADE4

Channel breakdown

R231

G159

B242

Red231 (90.6%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue292.05°

Saturation (HSL)76.15%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E7 · G 9F · B F2

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