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Recognised as Colour

#C15AFF

  • #C15AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C15AFF is a violet with RGB values 193, 90, 255 and HSL 277°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C15AFF#C15AFF
HEX#C15AFF
RGBrgb(193, 90, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.3529, 1
RGB percentages75.7%, 35.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(277.5, 100%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 64.7%, 100%)
CMYK24.3%, 64.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,671,743
CSS custom property--colour: #C15AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#3EA500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#438DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B97CA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9Fuchsia · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98FF5A
Analogous#6F5AFF, #FF5AEA
Triadic#FFC15A, #5AFFC1
Split complementary#EBFF5A, #5AFF6E
Tetradic#FF6E5A, #98FF5A, #5AEAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF3FF
Lighter +20%#E7C0FF
Lighter +10%#D48DFF
Darker −10%#AE27FF
Darker −20%#9800F3
Darker −30%#7800C0
Darker −40%#58008D
More saturated +25%#C15AFF
Less saturated −25%#BC6FEA

Channel breakdown

R193
G90
B255
Red193 (75.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue277.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 5A · B FF

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