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Recognised as Colour

#C158F0

  • #C158F0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C158F0 is a violet with RGB values 193, 88, 240 and HSL 281°, 84%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C158F0#C158F0
HEX#C158F0
RGBrgb(193, 88, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.3451, 0.9412
RGB percentages75.7%, 34.5%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(281.4, 83.5%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 63.3%, 94.1%)
CMYK19.6%, 63.3%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,671,216
CSS custom property--colour: #C158F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#3EA70F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1182F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#508BECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BD759Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.3Dark orchid · ΔE 13.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.1Dark violet · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.3Orchid · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87F058
Analogous#7558F0, #F058D3
Triadic#F0C158, #58F0C1
Split complementary#D3F058, #58F075
Tetradic#F07558, #87F058, #58D3F0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5E4FD
Lighter +20%#E4B6F8
Lighter +10%#D287F4
Darker −10%#B029EC
Darker −20%#9513CF
Darker −30%#730EA1
Darker −40%#520A72
More saturated +25%#C749FF
Less saturated −25%#B86FD9

Channel breakdown

R193
G88
B240
Red193 (75.7%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue281.45°
Saturation (HSL)83.52%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 58 · B F0

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