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Recognised as Colour

#C051FA

  • #C051FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C051FA is a violet with RGB values 192, 81, 250 and HSL 279°, 94%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C051FA#C051FA
HEX#C051FA
RGBrgb(192, 81, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.3176, 0.9804
RGB percentages75.3%, 31.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(279.4, 94.4%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 67.6%, 98%)
CMYK23.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,603,898
CSS custom property--colour: #C051FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#3FAE05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D89F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B975A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6Blue violet · ΔE 16.8Dark violet · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Fuchsia · ΔE 29Magenta · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BFA51
Analogous#6B51FA, #FA51E0
Triadic#FAC051, #51FAC0
Split complementary#E0FA51, #51FA6B
Tetradic#FA6B51, #8BFA51, #51E0FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6E6FE
Lighter +20%#E4B4FD
Lighter +10%#D283FB
Darker −10%#AE1FF9
Darker −20%#9406DF
Darker −30%#7305AD
Darker −40%#52047B
More saturated +25%#C24CFF
Less saturated −25%#B967E4

Channel breakdown

R192
G81
B250
Red192 (75.3%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue279.41°
Saturation (HSL)94.41%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G 51 · B FA

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