Recognised as Colour

#E899F6

#E899F6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#E899F6 is a magenta with RGB values 232, 153, 246 and HSL 291°, 84%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#E899F6

RGBrgb(232, 153, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.6, 0.9647

RGB percentages91%, 60%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(291, 83.8%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291, 37.8%, 96.5%)

CMYK5.7%, 37.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,243,766

CSS custom property--colour: #E899F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#176609

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EB0F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2B9F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Tritanopia#EAA4BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 12.9 Orchid · ΔE 15.6 Plum · ΔE 17.4 Medium purple · ΔE 25.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.1 Hot pink · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7F699

Analogous#BA99F6, #F699D5

Triadic#F6E899, #99F6E8

Split complementary#D5F699, #99F6BA

Tetradic#F6BA99, #A7F699, #99D5F6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDF7FE

Lighter +10%#F3C8FA

Darker −10%#DD6AF2

Darker −20%#D33BEE

Darker −30%#C314E2

Darker −40%#9B10B3

More saturated +25%#EE90FF

Less saturated −25%#DEA7E8

Channel breakdown

R232

G153

B246

Red232 (91%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue290.97°

Saturation (HSL)83.78%

Lightness78.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E8 · G 99 · B F6

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