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Recognised as Colour

#E979FB

  • #E979FB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E979FB is a magenta with RGB values 233, 121, 251 and HSL 292°, 94%, 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

#E979FB#E979FB
HEX#E979FB
RGBrgb(233, 121, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4745, 0.9843
RGB percentages91.4%, 47.5%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(291.7, 94.2%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.7, 51.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK7.2%, 51.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,301,115
CSS custom property--colour: #E979FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#168604

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#649DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#87AAF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EC8BAFno 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 text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.3Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6Orchid · ΔE 14.8Dark orchid · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BFB79
Analogous#A879FB, #FB79CC
Triadic#FBE979, #79FBE9
Split complementary#CCFB79, #79FBA8
Tetradic#FBA879, #8BFB79, #79CCFB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9DCFE
Lighter +10%#F1ABFC
Darker −10%#E147FA
Darker −20%#D916F8
Darker −30%#B806D5
Darker −40%#8D05A3
More saturated +25%#EC75FF
Less saturated −25%#DD8AEA

Channel breakdown

R233
G121
B251
Red233 (91.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue291.69°
Saturation (HSL)94.2%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G 79 · B FB

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