Recognised as Colour

#C05FDE

#C05FDE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C05FDE is a violet with RGB values 192, 95, 222 and HSL 286°, 66%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C05FDE

RGBrgb(192, 95, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.3725, 0.8706

RGB percentages75.3%, 37.3%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(285.8, 65.8%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 57.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK13.5%, 57.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,607,454

CSS custom property--colour: #C05FDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#3FA021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4082E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#638BDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BF7396no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.5 Orchid · ΔE 15.7 Violet · ΔE 17.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 19 Medium purple · ΔE 21.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.51, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DDE5F

Analogous#815FDE, #DE5FBC

Triadic#DEC05F, #5FDEC0

Split complementary#BCDE5F, #5FDE81

Tetradic#DE815F, #7DDE5F, #5FBCDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2DEF8

Lighter +20%#E1B4EF

Lighter +10%#D189E7

Darker −10%#AF35D5

Darker −20%#9125B2

Darker −30%#6E1C88

Darker −40%#4C135E

More saturated +25%#CD47F6

Less saturated −25%#B377C6

Channel breakdown

R192

G95

B222

Red192 (75.3%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue285.83°

Saturation (HSL)65.8%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C0 · G 5F · B DE

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Colour values

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