Colour

#C148EE

#C148EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C148EE is a violet with RGB values 193, 72, 238 and HSL 284°, 83%, 61%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C148EE

RGBrgb(193, 72, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.2824, 0.9333

RGB percentages75.7%, 28.2%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(283.7, 83%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 69.7%, 93.3%)

CMYK18.9%, 69.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,667,118

CSS custom property--colour: #C148EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#3EB711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4385EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BD6A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6 Dark violet · ΔE 17.7 Blue violet · ΔE 17.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.6 Magenta · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75EE48

Analogous#6E48EE, #EE48C8

Triadic#EEC148, #48EEC1

Split complementary#C8EE48, #48EE6E

Tetradic#EE6E48, #75EE48, #48C8EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0D4FB

Lighter +20%#E1A5F7

Lighter +10%#D177F2

Darker −10%#B119EA

Darker −20%#9012BE

Darker −30%#6C0D90

Darker −40%#490961

More saturated +25%#C937FF

Less saturated −25%#B661D5

Channel breakdown

R193

G72

B238

Red193 (75.7%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue283.73°

Saturation (HSL)83%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G 48 · B EE

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