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Recognised as Colour

#E97AFF

  • #E97AFF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#E97AFF is a magenta with RGB values 233, 122, 255 and HSL 290°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E97AFF#E97AFF
HEX#E97AFF
RGBrgb(233, 122, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4784, 1
RGB percentages91.4%, 47.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(290.1, 100%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.1, 52.2%, 100%)
CMYK8.6%, 52.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,301,375
CSS custom property--colour: #E97AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#168500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#639FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#86ABFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EB8DB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 15Orchid · ΔE 16.3Dark orchid · ΔE 27.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90FF7A
Analogous#A77AFF, #FF7AD2
Triadic#FFE97A, #7AFFE9
Split complementary#D3FF7A, #7AFFA6
Tetradic#FFA67A, #90FF7A, #7AD2FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE0FF
Lighter +10%#F1ADFF
Darker −10%#E147FF
Darker −20%#D814FF
Darker −30%#BB00E0
Darker −40%#9000AD
More saturated +25%#E97AFF
Less saturated −25%#DE8BEE

Channel breakdown

R233
G122
B255
Red233 (91.4%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue290.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR E9 · G 7A · B FF

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