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Recognised as Colour

#C172EC

  • #C172EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C172EC is a violet with RGB values 193, 114, 236 and HSL 279°, 76%, 69%. 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

#C172EC#C172EC
HEX#C172EC
RGBrgb(193, 114, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4471, 0.9255
RGB percentages75.7%, 44.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(278.9, 76.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 51.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK18.2%, 51.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,677,868
CSS custom property--colour: #C172EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#3E8D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#538FF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C95E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BD86A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.7Orchid · ΔE 15.6Violet · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 16.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DEC72
Analogous#8472EC, #EC72DA
Triadic#ECC172, #72ECC1
Split complementary#DAEC72, #72EC84
Tetradic#EC8472, #9DEC72, #72DAEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF9FE
Lighter +20%#E9CCF8
Lighter +10%#D59FF2
Darker −10%#AD45E6
Darker −20%#981DDB
Darker −30%#7917AE
Darker −40%#591181
More saturated +25%#C75FFF
Less saturated −25%#BB86D8

Channel breakdown

R193
G114
B236
Red193 (75.7%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue278.85°
Saturation (HSL)76.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 72 · B EC

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