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Recognised as Colour

#E889FF

  • #E889FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E889FF is a violet with RGB values 232, 137, 255 and HSL 288°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E889FF#E889FF
HEX#E889FF
RGBrgb(232, 137, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.5373, 1
RGB percentages91%, 53.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(288.3, 100%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 46.3%, 100%)
CMYK9%, 46.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,239,679
CSS custom property--colour: #E889FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#177600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#91B1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E999B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.6Orchid · ΔE 12.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 31.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0FF89
Analogous#AD89FF, #FF89DB
Triadic#FFE889, #89FFE8
Split complementary#DBFF89, #89FFAD
Tetradic#FFAD89, #A0FF89, #89DBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCEFFF
Lighter +10%#F2BCFF
Darker −10%#DE56FF
Darker −20%#D423FF
Darker −30%#C000EF
Darker −40%#9700BC
More saturated +25%#E889FF
Less saturated −25%#DF98F0

Channel breakdown

R232
G137
B255
Red232 (91%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue288.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E8 · G 89 · B FF

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