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Recognised as Colour

#C16EFF

  • #C16EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C16EFF is a violet with RGB values 193, 110, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C16EFF#C16EFF
HEX#C16EFF
RGBrgb(193, 110, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4314, 1
RGB percentages75.7%, 43.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(274.3, 100%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 56.9%, 100%)
CMYK24.3%, 56.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,676,863
CSS custom property--colour: #C16EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#3E9100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3991FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A95FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B889ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 24Violet · ΔE 24.3Orchid · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACFF6E
Analogous#786EFF, #FF6EF5
Triadic#FFC16E, #6EFFC1
Split complementary#F5FF6E, #6EFF78
Tetradic#FF786E, #ACFF6E, #6EF5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDD4FF
Lighter +10%#D7A1FF
Darker −10%#AB3BFF
Darker −20%#9508FF
Darker −30%#7900D4
Darker −40%#5C00A1
More saturated +25%#C16EFF
Less saturated −25%#BE80ED

Channel breakdown

R193
G110
B255
Red193 (75.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue274.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 6E · B FF

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