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Recognised as Colour

#E978FB

  • #E978FB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E978FB is a magenta with RGB values 233, 120, 251 and HSL 292°, 94%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E978FB#E978FB
HEX#E978FB
RGBrgb(233, 120, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4706, 0.9843
RGB percentages91.4%, 47.1%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(291.8, 94.2%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 52.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK7.2%, 52.2%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,300,859
CSS custom property--colour: #E978FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#168704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#639DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#87AAF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EC8AAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.8Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5Orchid · ΔE 15.1Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AFB78
Analogous#A778FB, #FB78CB
Triadic#FBE978, #78FBE9
Split complementary#CBFB78, #78FBA8
Tetradic#FBA778, #8AFB78, #78CBFB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9DBFE
Lighter +10%#F1AAFC
Darker −10%#E146FA
Darker −20%#D915F8
Darker −30%#B706D4
Darker −40%#8D05A2
More saturated +25%#EC74FF
Less saturated −25%#DC89EA

Channel breakdown

R233
G120
B251
Red233 (91.4%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue291.76°
Saturation (HSL)94.24%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G 78 · B FB

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