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Recognised as Colour

#EA87FF

  • #EA87FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#EA87FF is a violet with RGB values 234, 135, 255 and HSL 290°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#EA87FF#EA87FF
HEX#EA87FF
RGBrgb(234, 135, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.5294, 1
RGB percentages91.8%, 52.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(289.5, 100%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 47.1%, 100%)
CMYK8.2%, 47.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,370,239
CSS custom property--colour: #EA87FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#157800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#91B1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EC97B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.6Orchid · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.9Plum · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CFF87
Analogous#AE87FF, #FF87D8
Triadic#FFEA87, #87FFEA
Split complementary#D8FF87, #87FFAE
Tetradic#FFAE87, #9CFF87, #87D8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCEDFF
Lighter +10%#F3BAFF
Darker −10%#E154FF
Darker −20%#D821FF
Darker −30%#C400ED
Darker −40%#9900BA
More saturated +25%#EA87FF
Less saturated −25%#E096F0

Channel breakdown

R234
G135
B255
Red234 (91.8%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue289.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EA · G 87 · B FF

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