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Colour

#E972FD

  • #E972FD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#E972FD is a magenta with RGB values 233, 114, 253 and HSL 291°, 97%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#E972FD#E972FD
HEX#E972FD
RGBrgb(233, 114, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4471, 0.9922
RGB percentages91.4%, 44.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(291.4, 97.2%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 54.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK7.9%, 54.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,299,325
CSS custom property--colour: #E972FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#168D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#599AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A7F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EB86ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Violet · ΔE 15.8Orchid · ΔE 18.6Dark orchid · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 30.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86FD72
Analogous#A372FD, #FD72CC
Triadic#FDE972, #72FDE9
Split complementary#CBFD72, #72FDA3
Tetradic#FDA372, #86FD72, #72CCFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9D7FE
Lighter +10%#F1A4FE
Darker −10%#E140FC
Darker −20%#D90DFC
Darker −30%#B503D3
Darker −40%#8A02A1
More saturated +25%#EA70FF
Less saturated −25%#DC84EB

Channel breakdown

R233
G114
B253
Red233 (91.4%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue291.37°
Saturation (HSL)97.2%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G 72 · B FD

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