Colour

#C09CF1

#C09CF1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C09CF1 is a violet with RGB values 192, 156, 241 and HSL 265°, 75%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C09CF1

RGBrgb(192, 156, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6118, 0.9451

RGB percentages75.3%, 61.2%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(265.4, 75.2%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 35.3%, 94.5%)

CMYK20.3%, 35.3%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,623,089

CSS custom property--colour: #C09CF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#3F630E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89ABF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#90ACEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Tritanopia#B8A9BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.2 Medium purple · ΔE 21 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25 Violet · ΔE 26.6 Orchid · ΔE 26.8 Slate blue · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDF19C

Analogous#9CA2F1, #EB9CF1

Triadic#F1C09C, #9CF1C0

Split complementary#F1EB9C, #A2F19C

Tetradic#F19CA2, #CDF19C, #9CF1EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F5FE

Lighter +10%#DCC9F7

Darker −10%#A46FEB

Darker −20%#8743E4

Darker −30%#6C1ED6

Darker −40%#5518A9

More saturated +25%#BE8EFF

Less saturated −25%#C2AAE3

Channel breakdown

R192

G156

B241

Red192 (75.3%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue265.41°

Saturation (HSL)75.22%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C0 · G 9C · B F1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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