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Recognised as Colour

#C073FA

  • #C073FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C073FA is a violet with RGB values 192, 115, 250 and HSL 274°, 93%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C073FA#C073FA
HEX#C073FA
RGBrgb(192, 115, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.451, 0.9804
RGB percentages75.3%, 45.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(274.2, 93.1%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.2, 54%, 98%)
CMYK23.2%, 54%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,612,602
CSS custom property--colour: #C073FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#3F8C05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4893FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6297F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#B88BACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Violet · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADFA73
Analogous#7C73FA, #FA73F1
Triadic#FAC073, #73FAC0
Split complementary#F1FA73, #73FA7C
Tetradic#FA7C73, #ADFA73, #73F1FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECD5FE
Lighter +10%#D6A4FC
Darker −10%#AA42F8
Darker −20%#9411F6
Darker −30%#7807CD
Darker −40%#5B069B
More saturated +25%#C16EFF
Less saturated −25%#BD85E8

Channel breakdown

R192
G115
B250
Red192 (75.3%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue274.22°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G 73 · B FA

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