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Recognised as Colour

#C15FDE

  • #C15FDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C15FDE is a violet with RGB values 193, 95, 222 and HSL 286°, 66%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C15FDE#C15FDE
HEX#C15FDE
RGBrgb(193, 95, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.3725, 0.8706
RGB percentages75.7%, 37.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(286.3, 65.8%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 57.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK13.1%, 57.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,672,990
CSS custom property--colour: #C15FDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#3EA021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4082E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#648CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C07396no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.5Orchid · ΔE 15.5Violet · ΔE 17.4Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.49, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CDE5F
Analogous#825FDE, #DE5FBB
Triadic#DEC15F, #5FDEC1
Split complementary#BBDE5F, #5FDE82
Tetradic#DE825F, #7CDE5F, #5FBBDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2DEF8
Lighter +20%#E2B4EF
Lighter +10%#D189E7
Darker −10%#B135D5
Darker −20%#9225B2
Darker −30%#6F1C88
Darker −40%#4D135E
More saturated +25%#CE47F6
Less saturated −25%#B477C6

Channel breakdown

R193
G95
B222
Red193 (75.7%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue286.3°
Saturation (HSL)65.8%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 5F · B DE

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