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Recognised as Colour

#C170EC

  • #C170EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C170EC is a violet with RGB values 193, 112, 236 and HSL 279°, 77%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C170EC#C170EC
HEX#C170EC
RGBrgb(193, 112, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4392, 0.9255
RGB percentages75.7%, 43.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(279.2, 76.5%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 52.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK18.2%, 52.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,677,356
CSS custom property--colour: #C170EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#3E8F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#508EF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A94E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#BD85A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.9Orchid · ΔE 16Violet · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 16.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BEC70
Analogous#8370EC, #EC70D9
Triadic#ECC170, #70ECC1
Split complementary#D9EC70, #70EC83
Tetradic#EC8370, #9BEC70, #70D9EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF7FE
Lighter +20%#E8CAF8
Lighter +10%#D59DF2
Darker −10%#AD43E6
Darker −20%#981DD9
Darker −30%#7817AC
Darker −40%#59117F
More saturated +25%#C75DFF
Less saturated −25%#BB84D8

Channel breakdown

R193
G112
B236
Red193 (75.7%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue279.19°
Saturation (HSL)76.54%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 70 · B EC

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