Recognised as Colour

#EF9EFE

#EF9EFE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#EF9EFE is a magenta with RGB values 239, 158, 254 and HSL 291°, 98%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#EF9EFE#EF9EFE

HEX#EF9EFE

RGBrgb(239, 158, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.6196, 0.9961

RGB percentages93.7%, 62%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(290.6, 98%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 37.8%, 99.6%)

CMYK5.9%, 37.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,703,806

CSS custom property--colour: #EF9EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#106101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7BFFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F1A9C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 12.7 Orchid · ΔE 16.6 Plum · ΔE 18.9 Medium purple · ΔE 26.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.8 Hot pink · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADFE9E

Analogous#BF9EFE, #FE9EDD

Triadic#FEEF9E, #9EFEEF

Split complementary#DDFE9E, #9EFEBF

Tetradic#FEBF9E, #ADFE9E, #9EDDFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F7D0FF

Darker −10%#E76CFD

Darker −20%#DE39FD

Darker −30%#D607FC

Darker −40%#AE02CE

More saturated +25%#F09DFF

Less saturated −25%#E7AAF2

Channel breakdown

R239

G158

B254

Red239 (93.7%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue290.63°

Saturation (HSL)97.96%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EF · G 9E · B FE

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Colour values

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