Recognised as Colour
#E79FF8
- #E79FF8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#E79FF8 is a violet with RGB values 231, 159, 248 and HSL 289°, 86%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#E79FF8#E79FF8
HEX#E79FF8
RGBrgb(231, 159, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.6235, 0.9725
RGB percentages90.6%, 62.4%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(288.5, 86.4%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 35.9%, 97.3%)
CMYK6.9%, 35.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,179,768
CSS custom property--colour: #E79FF8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#186007
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0F89F
Analogous#BA9FF8, #F89FDD
Triadic#F8E79F, #9FF8E7
Split complementary#DCF89F, #9FF8BB
Tetradic#F8BB9F, #B0F89F, #9FDDF8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G159
B248
Red231 (90.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue288.54°
Saturation (HSL)86.41%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E7 · G 9F · B F8
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