Recognised as Colour

#C09EE3

#C09EE3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C09EE3 is a violet with RGB values 192, 158, 227 and HSL 270°, 55%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C09EE3

RGBrgb(192, 158, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6196, 0.8902

RGB percentages75.3%, 62%, 89%

HSLhsl(269.6, 55.2%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 30.4%, 89%)

CMYK15.4%, 30.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,623,587

CSS custom property--colour: #C09EE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1

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

Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#3F611C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91ABE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#98ACE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BBA8B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 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 text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.2 Thistle · ΔE 26.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5 Medium purple · ΔE 27.5 Orchid · ΔE 30.9 Violet · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1E39E

Analogous#9E9EE3, #E39EE3

Triadic#E3C09E, #9EE3C0

Split complementary#E3E39E, #9EE39E

Tetradic#E39E9E, #C1E39E, #9EE3E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3EDFA

Lighter +10%#DAC6EE

Darker −10%#A676D8

Darker −20%#8D4FCC

Darker −30%#7334B4

Darker −40%#5A298C

More saturated +25%#C08EF3

Less saturated −25%#C0AED3

Channel breakdown

R192

G158

B227

Red192 (75.3%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue269.57°

Saturation (HSL)55.2%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C0 · G 9E · B E3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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