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Recognised as Colour

#C05DD4

  • #C05DD4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C05DD4 is a violet with RGB values 192, 93, 212 and HSL 290°, 58%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C05DD4#C05DD4
HEX#C05DD4
RGBrgb(192, 93, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.3647, 0.8314
RGB percentages75.3%, 36.5%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(289.9, 58%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 56.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK9.4%, 56.1%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,606,932
CSS custom property--colour: #C05DD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#3FA22B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#467FD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#688AD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C16F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.3Orchid · ΔE 12.3Violet · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 21Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7Dark magenta · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.28, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71D45D
Analogous#845DD4, #D45DAD
Triadic#D4C05D, #5DD4C0
Split complementary#ADD45D, #5DD484
Tetradic#D4845D, #71D45D, #5DADD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#EFD6F4
Lighter +20%#DFAEE9
Lighter +10%#D085DF
Darker −10%#B035C9
Darker −20%#8D2BA0
Darker −30%#692078
Darker −40%#461550
More saturated +25%#D143EE
Less saturated −25%#AF77BA

Channel breakdown

R192
G93
B212
Red192 (75.3%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue289.92°
Saturation (HSL)58.05%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G 5D · B D4

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