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Colour

#C140FF

  • #C140FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C140FF is a violet with RGB values 193, 64, 255 and HSL 281°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C140FF#C140FF
HEX#C140FF
RGBrgb(193, 64, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.251, 1
RGB percentages75.7%, 25.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(280.5, 100%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 74.9%, 100%)
CMYK24.3%, 74.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,665,087
CSS custom property--colour: #C140FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#3EBF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D84FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original
Tritanopia#B96D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.8Blue violet · ΔE 14.8Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8Fuchsia · ΔE 23.8Magenta · ΔE 23.8Medium orchid · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EFF40
Analogous#6240FF, #FF40DE
Triadic#FFC140, #40FFC1
Split complementary#DDFF40, #40FF62
Tetradic#FF6240, #7EFF40, #40DEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3D9FF
Lighter +20%#E2A6FF
Lighter +10%#D273FF
Darker −10%#B00DFF
Darker −20%#9300D9
Darker −30%#7000A6
Darker −40%#4E0073
More saturated +25%#C140FF
Less saturated −25%#B958E7

Channel breakdown

R193
G64
B255
Red193 (75.7%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue280.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 40 · B FF

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