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Recognised as Colour

#C09EFA

  • #C09EFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C09EFA is a violet with RGB values 192, 158, 250 and HSL 262°, 90%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C09EFA#C09EFA
HEX#C09EFA
RGBrgb(192, 158, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6196, 0.9804
RGB percentages75.3%, 62%, 98%
HSLhsl(262.2, 90.2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 36.8%, 98%)
CMYK23.2%, 36.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,623,610
CSS custom property--colour: #C09EFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#3F6105

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88AEFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EAEF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B5ADC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Plum · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Violet · ΔE 26Orchid · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8FA9E
Analogous#9EAAFA, #EE9EFA
Triadic#FAC09E, #9EFAC0
Split complementary#FAEE9E, #AAFA9E
Tetradic#FA9EAA, #D8FA9E, #9EFAEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFCFFD
Darker −10%#A06DF8
Darker −20%#813DF5
Darker −30%#610CF3
Darker −40%#4E0AC2
More saturated +25%#BF99FF
Less saturated −25%#C3ABED

Channel breakdown

R192
G158
B250
Red192 (75.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue262.17°
Saturation (HSL)90.2%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G 9E · B FA

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