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Recognised as Colour

#C174D3

  • #C174D3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C174D3 is a violet with RGB values 193, 116, 211 and HSL 289°, 52%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C174D3#C174D3
HEX#C174D3
RGBrgb(193, 116, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4549, 0.8275
RGB percentages75.7%, 45.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(288.6, 51.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 45%, 82.7%)
CMYK8.5%, 45%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,678,355
CSS custom property--colour: #C174D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#3E8B2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#668CD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B94D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C2809Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.3Violet · ΔE 14.3Medium purple · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86D374
Analogous#9274D3, #D374B5
Triadic#D3C174, #74D3C1
Split complementary#B5D374, #74D392
Tetradic#D39274, #86D374, #74B5D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5E8F8
Lighter +20%#E4C1EC
Lighter +10%#D29BDF
Darker −10%#B04DC7
Darker −20%#9536AB
Darker −30%#732A84
Darker −40%#511E5D
More saturated +25%#CF5DEA
Less saturated −25%#B38BBC

Channel breakdown

R193
G116
B211
Red193 (75.7%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue288.63°
Saturation (HSL)51.91%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 74 · B D3

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