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Recognised as Colour

#C117EC

  • #C117EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C117EC is a violet with RGB values 193, 23, 236 and HSL 288°, 85%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C117EC#C117EC
HEX#C117EC
RGBrgb(193, 23, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.0902, 0.9255
RGB percentages75.7%, 9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(287.9, 84.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.9, 90.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK18.2%, 90.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,654,572
CSS custom property--colour: #C117EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#3EE813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D7AE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BF558Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.8Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Fuchsia · ΔE 19.2Magenta · ΔE 19.2Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5Medium orchid · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42EC17
Analogous#5717EC, #EC17AC
Triadic#ECC117, #17ECC1
Split complementary#ACEC17, #17EC57
Tetradic#EC5717, #42EC17, #17ACEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3D4FB
Lighter +30%#E7A4F8
Lighter +20%#DA75F4
Lighter +10%#CE46F0
Darker −10%#9D10C0
Darker −20%#760C91
Darker −30%#500862
Darker −40%#290433
More saturated +25%#CC04FF
Less saturated −25%#AE36CD

Channel breakdown

R193
G23
B236
Red193 (75.7%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue287.89°
Saturation (HSL)84.86%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 17 · B EC

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