Colour

#C111FF

#C111FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C111FF is a violet with RGB values 193, 17, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C111FF#C111FF

HEX#C111FF

RGBrgb(193, 17, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.0667, 1

RGB percentages75.7%, 6.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(284.4, 100%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 93.3%, 100%)

CMYK24.3%, 93.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,653,055

CSS custom property--colour: #C111FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#3EEE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Deuteranopia#007CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BA5E97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 17.5 Blue violet · ΔE 20.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 21.3 Magenta · ΔE 21.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.5 Medium blue · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 17.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4FFF11

Analogous#4A11FF, #FF11C6

Triadic#FFC111, #11FFC1

Split complementary#C6FF11, #11FF4A

Tetradic#FF4A11, #4FFF11, #11C6FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6DDFF

Lighter +30%#E9AAFF

Lighter +20%#DC77FF

Lighter +10%#CE44FF

Darker −10%#A300DD

Darker −20%#7E00AA

Darker −30%#580077

Darker −40%#320044

More saturated +25%#C111FF

Less saturated −25%#B32FE1

Channel breakdown

R193

G17

B255

Red193 (75.7%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue284.37°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G 11 · B FF

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