Colour

#E978FF

#E978FF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#E978FF is a magenta with RGB values 233, 120, 255 and HSL 290°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E978FF#E978FF

HEX#E978FF

RGBrgb(233, 120, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4706, 1

RGB percentages91.4%, 47.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(290.2, 100%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 52.9%, 100%)

CMYK8.6%, 52.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,300,863

CSS custom property--colour: #E978FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#168700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#609EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#85AAFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Tritanopia#EB8BB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9 Orchid · ΔE 17.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2 Medium purple · ΔE 29.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EFF78

Analogous#A578FF, #FF78D2

Triadic#FFE978, #78FFE9

Split complementary#D2FF78, #78FFA6

Tetradic#FFA678, #8EFF78, #78D2FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FADEFF

Lighter +10%#F1ABFF

Darker −10%#E145FF

Darker −20%#D812FF

Darker −30%#BA00DE

Darker −40%#8F00AB

More saturated +25%#E978FF

Less saturated −25%#DE89EE

Channel breakdown

R233

G120

B255

Red233 (91.4%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue290.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E9 · G 78 · B FF

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