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Recognised as Colour

#C16DD3

  • #C16DD3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C16DD3 is a violet with RGB values 193, 109, 211 and HSL 289°, 54%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C16DD3#C16DD3
HEX#C16DD3
RGBrgb(193, 109, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4275, 0.8275
RGB percentages75.7%, 42.7%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(289.4, 53.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 48.3%, 82.7%)
CMYK8.5%, 48.3%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,676,563
CSS custom property--colour: #C16DD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#3E922C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D88D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7591D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C27B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.6Violet · ΔE 13.1Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 26.7Plum · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FD36D
Analogous#8E6DD3, #D36DB2
Triadic#D3C16D, #6DD3C1
Split complementary#B2D36D, #6DD38E
Tetradic#D38E6D, #7FD36D, #6DB2D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E3F6
Lighter +20%#E2BBEB
Lighter +10%#D294DF
Darker −10%#B046C7
Darker −20%#9332A8
Darker −30%#712780
Darker −40%#4E1B59
More saturated +25%#D055EB
Less saturated −25%#B285BB

Channel breakdown

R193
G109
B211
Red193 (75.7%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue289.41°
Saturation (HSL)53.68%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 6D · B D3

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