Colour

#E999FD

#E999FD
Violet
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Nearest: Violet

#E999FD is a violet with RGB values 233, 153, 253 and HSL 288°, 96%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#E999FD#E999FD

HEX#E999FD

RGBrgb(233, 153, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.6, 0.9922

RGB percentages91.4%, 60%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(288, 96.2%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288, 39.5%, 99.2%)

CMYK7.9%, 39.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,309,309

CSS custom property--colour: #E999FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.44:1

Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#166602

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BB1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0BAFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Tritanopia#EAA5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.4 Orchid · ΔE 15.2 Plum · ΔE 20.8 Medium purple · ΔE 24.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2 Hot pink · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADFD99

Analogous#B799FD, #FD99DF

Triadic#FDE999, #99FDE9

Split complementary#DFFD99, #99FDB7

Tetradic#FDB799, #ADFD99, #99DFFD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFDFF

Lighter +10%#F4CBFE

Darker −10%#DE67FC

Darker −20%#D335FB

Darker −30%#C705F8

Darker −40%#9F04C6

More saturated +25%#EA97FF

Less saturated −25%#E1A6F0

Channel breakdown

R233

G153

B253

Red233 (91.4%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue288°

Saturation (HSL)96.15%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E9 · G 99 · B FD

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