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Colour

#C162ED

  • #C162ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C162ED is a violet with RGB values 193, 98, 237 and HSL 281°, 79%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C162ED#C162ED
HEX#C162ED
RGBrgb(193, 98, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.3843, 0.9294
RGB percentages75.7%, 38.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(281, 79.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281, 58.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK18.6%, 58.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,673,773
CSS custom property--colour: #C162ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#3E9D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3687F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C8EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#BD7B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.7Dark orchid · ΔE 16.6Orchid · ΔE 21.3Violet · ΔE 21.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EED62
Analogous#7C62ED, #ED62D3
Triadic#EDC162, #62EDC1
Split complementary#D4ED62, #62ED7B
Tetradic#ED7B62, #8EED62, #62D4ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7EBFD
Lighter +20%#E5BEF7
Lighter +10%#D390F2
Darker −10%#AF34E8
Darker −20%#9618D1
Darker −30%#7613A3
Darker −40%#550D76
More saturated +25%#C850FF
Less saturated −25%#B978D7

Channel breakdown

R193
G98
B237
Red193 (75.7%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue281.01°
Saturation (HSL)79.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 62 · B ED

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