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Recognised as Colour

#C16AE1

  • #C16AE1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C16AE1 is a violet with RGB values 193, 106, 225 and HSL 284°, 66%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C16AE1#C16AE1
HEX#C16AE1
RGBrgb(193, 106, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4157, 0.8824
RGB percentages75.7%, 41.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(283.9, 66.5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.9, 52.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK14.2%, 52.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,675,809
CSS custom property--colour: #C16AE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#3E951E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F89E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B91DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BF7D9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.8Orchid · ΔE 13Violet · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AE16A
Analogous#866AE1, #E16AC5
Triadic#E1C16A, #6AE1C1
Split complementary#C6E16A, #6AE186
Tetradic#E1866A, #8AE16A, #6AC5E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6E9FB
Lighter +20%#E4BFF2
Lighter +10%#D394EA
Darker −10%#AF40D8
Darker −20%#9626BF
Darker −30%#741E94
Darker −40%#53156A
More saturated +25%#CB54F7
Less saturated −25%#B780CB

Channel breakdown

R193
G106
B225
Red193 (75.7%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue283.87°
Saturation (HSL)66.48%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 6A · B E1

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