Recognised as Colour

#EC9EFE

#EC9EFE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#EC9EFE is a violet with RGB values 236, 158, 254 and HSL 289°, 98%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#EC9EFE#EC9EFE

HEX#EC9EFE

RGBrgb(236, 158, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6196, 0.9961

RGB percentages92.5%, 62%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(288.8, 98%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 37.8%, 99.6%)

CMYK7.1%, 37.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,507,198

CSS custom property--colour: #EC9EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.89:1

Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#136101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5BDFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EDA9C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.3 Orchid · ΔE 16.9 Plum · ΔE 18.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.7 Hot pink · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0FE9E

Analogous#BC9EFE, #FE9EE0

Triadic#FEEC9E, #9EFEEC

Split complementary#E0FE9E, #9EFEBC

Tetradic#FEBC9E, #B0FE9E, #9EE0FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6D0FF

Darker −10%#E26CFD

Darker −20%#D839FD

Darker −30%#CE07FC

Darker −40%#A802CE

More saturated +25%#ED9DFF

Less saturated −25%#E4AAF2

Channel breakdown

R236

G158

B254

Red236 (92.5%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue288.75°

Saturation (HSL)97.96%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EC · G 9E · B FE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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