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Colour

#C146DC

  • #C146DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C146DC is a violet with RGB values 193, 70, 220 and HSL 289°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C146DC#C146DC
HEX#C146DC
RGBrgb(193, 70, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.2745, 0.8627
RGB percentages75.7%, 27.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(289.2, 68.2%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 68.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK12.3%, 68.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,666,588
CSS custom property--colour: #C146DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#3EB923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5382D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C2618Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.6Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9Dark violet · ΔE 22.5Blue violet · ΔE 23.6Orchid · ΔE 25.6Dark magenta · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61DC46
Analogous#7646DC, #DC46AC
Triadic#DCC146, #46DCC1
Split complementary#ACDC46, #46DC76
Tetradic#DC7646, #61DC46, #46ACDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF2FC
Lighter +30%#ECC7F4
Lighter +20%#DE9CEC
Lighter +10%#CF71E4
Darker −10%#AC26C9
Darker −20%#871E9E
Darker −30%#621673
Darker −40%#3E0E48
More saturated +25%#D32AF8
Less saturated −25%#AF62C1

Channel breakdown

R193
G70
B220
Red193 (75.7%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue289.2°
Saturation (HSL)68.18%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 46 · B DC

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