Colour

#C09EFF

#C09EFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C09EFF is a violet with RGB values 192, 158, 255 and HSL 261°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#C09EFF

RGBrgb(192, 158, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6196, 1

RGB percentages75.3%, 62%, 100%

HSLhsl(261, 100%, 81%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261, 38%, 100%)

CMYK24.7%, 38%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,623,615

CSS custom property--colour: #C09EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#3F6100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BAEFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B4AEC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.4 Plum · ΔE 21.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2 Violet · ΔE 25.4 Orchid · ΔE 26.6 Slate blue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDFF9E

Analogous#9EADFF, #F09EFF

Triadic#FFC09E, #9EFFC0

Split complementary#FFF09E, #ADFF9E

Tetradic#FF9EAD, #DDFF9E, #9EFFF0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E1D1FF

Darker −10%#9F6BFF

Darker −20%#7E38FF

Darker −30%#5D05FF

Darker −40%#4900D1

More saturated +25%#C09EFF

Less saturated −25%#C4AAF3

Channel breakdown

R192

G158

B255

Red192 (75.3%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue261.03°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C0 · G 9E · B FF

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Colour values

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