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Recognised as Colour

#C15CFD

  • #C15CFD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C15CFD is a violet with RGB values 193, 92, 253 and HSL 278°, 98%, 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

#C15CFD#C15CFD
HEX#C15CFD
RGBrgb(193, 92, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.3608, 0.9922
RGB percentages75.7%, 36.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(277.6, 97.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 63.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK23.7%, 63.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,672,253
CSS custom property--colour: #C15CFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#3EA302

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#488DF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B97CA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 22.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.7Violet · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98FD5C
Analogous#705CFD, #FD5CE9
Triadic#FDC15C, #5CFDC1
Split complementary#E9FD5C, #5CFD70
Tetradic#FD705C, #98FD5C, #5CE9FD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF3FF
Lighter +20%#E7C1FE
Lighter +10%#D48EFE
Darker −10%#AE2AFC
Darker −20%#9803F0
Darker −30%#7802BE
Darker −40%#58028B
More saturated +25%#C25AFF
Less saturated −25%#BC71E8

Channel breakdown

R193
G92
B253
Red193 (75.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue277.64°
Saturation (HSL)97.58%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 5C · B FD

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