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Recognised as Colour

#C152DE

  • #C152DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C152DE is a violet with RGB values 193, 82, 222 and HSL 288°, 68%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C152DE#C152DE
HEX#C152DE
RGBrgb(193, 82, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.3216, 0.8706
RGB percentages75.7%, 32.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(287.6, 68%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 63.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK13.1%, 63.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,669,662
CSS custom property--colour: #C152DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#3EAD21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#277CE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A87DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C16A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.9Dark orchid · ΔE 14Orchid · ΔE 21.2Violet · ΔE 22.7Dark magenta · ΔE 25.8Blue violet · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FDE52
Analogous#7B52DE, #DE52B5
Triadic#DEC152, #52DEC1
Split complementary#B5DE52, #52DE7B
Tetradic#DE7B52, #6FDE52, #52B5DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#EFD2F7
Lighter +20%#E0A8EE
Lighter +10%#D07DE6
Darker −10%#B129D4
Darker −20%#8D20AA
Darker −30%#6A187F
Darker −40%#461054
More saturated +25%#D038F8
Less saturated −25%#B26CC4

Channel breakdown

R193
G82
B222
Red193 (75.7%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue287.57°
Saturation (HSL)67.96%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 52 · B DE

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