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Colour

#C169DE

  • #C169DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C169DE is a violet with RGB values 193, 105, 222 and HSL 285°, 64%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C169DE#C169DE
HEX#C169DE
RGBrgb(193, 105, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4118, 0.8706
RGB percentages75.7%, 41.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(285.1, 63.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.1, 52.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK13.1%, 52.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,675,550
CSS custom property--colour: #C169DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#3E9621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5088E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C90DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C07B9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.8Orchid · ΔE 12Violet · ΔE 14.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Dark orchid · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86DE69
Analogous#8669DE, #DE69C1
Triadic#DEC169, #69DEC1
Split complementary#C0DE69, #69DE86
Tetradic#DE8769, #86DE69, #69C1DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5E6FA
Lighter +20%#E4BDF0
Lighter +10%#D293E7
Darker −10%#B03FD5
Darker −20%#9529B8
Darker −30%#731F8F
Darker −40%#511665
More saturated +25%#CD52F5
Less saturated −25%#B580C7

Channel breakdown

R193
G105
B222
Red193 (75.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue285.13°
Saturation (HSL)63.93%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 69 · B DE

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