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Recognised as Colour

#C173E1

  • #C173E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C173E1 is a violet with RGB values 193, 115, 225 and HSL 283°, 65%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C173E1#C173E1
HEX#C173E1
RGBrgb(193, 115, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.451, 0.8824
RGB percentages75.7%, 45.1%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(282.5, 64.7%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 48.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK14.2%, 48.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,678,113
CSS custom property--colour: #C173E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#3E8C1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C8EE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7395DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BF84A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.6Medium orchid · ΔE 12.9Violet · ΔE 13.6Medium purple · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93E173
Analogous#8A73E1, #E173CA
Triadic#E1C173, #73E1C1
Split complementary#CAE173, #73E18A
Tetradic#E18A73, #93E173, #73CAE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F1FC
Lighter +20%#E6C7F3
Lighter +10%#D49DEA
Darker −10%#AE49D8
Darker −20%#972AC4
Darker −30%#77219A
Darker −40%#561870
More saturated +25%#CA5EF6
Less saturated −25%#B888CC

Channel breakdown

R193
G115
B225
Red193 (75.7%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue282.55°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 73 · B E1

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