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Recognised as Colour

#E979FA

  • #E979FA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E979FA is a magenta with RGB values 233, 121, 250 and HSL 292°, 93%, 73%. 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

#E979FA#E979FA
HEX#E979FA
RGBrgb(233, 121, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4745, 0.9804
RGB percentages91.4%, 47.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(292.1, 92.8%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 51.6%, 98%)
CMYK6.8%, 51.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,301,114
CSS custom property--colour: #E979FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#168605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#659DFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#88AAF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EC8AAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 10.8Orchid · ΔE 14.3Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AFA79
Analogous#A879FA, #FA79CB
Triadic#FAE979, #79FAE9
Split complementary#CBFA79, #79FAA8
Tetradic#FAA879, #8AFA79, #79CBFA

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%#E148F8
Darker −20%#D917F6
Darker −30%#B708D2
Darker −40%#8D06A1
More saturated +25%#ED74FF
Less saturated −25%#DC8AE9

Channel breakdown

R233
G121
B250
Red233 (91.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue292.09°
Saturation (HSL)92.81%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G 79 · B FA

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