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Recognised as Colour

#C16EED

  • #C16EED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C16EED is a violet with RGB values 193, 110, 237 and HSL 279°, 78%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C16EED#C16EED
HEX#C16EED
RGBrgb(193, 110, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4314, 0.9294
RGB percentages75.7%, 43.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(279.2, 77.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 53.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK18.6%, 53.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,676,845
CSS custom property--colour: #C16EED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#3E9112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C8DF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#6794EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BD83A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.3Orchid · ΔE 17Violet · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AED6E
Analogous#816EED, #ED6EDA
Triadic#EDC16E, #6EEDC1
Split complementary#DAED6E, #6EED82
Tetradic#ED826E, #9AED6E, #6EDAED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF6FE
Lighter +20%#E8C9F8
Lighter +10%#D49BF3
Darker −10%#AE41E7
Darker −20%#981BDA
Darker −30%#7815AD
Darker −40%#59107F
More saturated +25%#C75CFF
Less saturated −25%#BB82D9

Channel breakdown

R193
G110
B237
Red193 (75.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue279.21°
Saturation (HSL)77.91%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 6E · B ED

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