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Colour

#C12DF3

  • #C12DF3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C12DF3 is a violet with RGB values 193, 45, 243 and HSL 285°, 89%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C12DF3#C12DF3
HEX#C12DF3
RGBrgb(193, 45, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.1765, 0.9529
RGB percentages75.7%, 17.6%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(284.8, 89.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 81.5%, 95.3%)
CMYK20.6%, 81.5%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,660,211
CSS custom property--colour: #C12DF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#3ED20C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#207EEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BD5F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.9Blue violet · ΔE 15.7Dark orchid · ΔE 19.9Fuchsia · ΔE 21Magenta · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FF32D
Analogous#5E2DF3, #F32DC2
Triadic#F3C12D, #2DF3C1
Split complementary#C2F32D, #2DF35E
Tetradic#F35E2D, #5FF32D, #2DC2F3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEEFE
Lighter +30%#ECBEFB
Lighter +20%#DD8DF9
Lighter +10%#CF5DF6
Darker −10%#AB0DE0
Darker −20%#860AB0
Darker −30%#610780
Darker −40%#3D054F
More saturated +25%#C721FF
Less saturated −25%#B349D7

Channel breakdown

R193
G45
B243
Red193 (75.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue284.85°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 2D · B F3

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