Colour

#C175E1

#C175E1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C175E1 is a violet with RGB values 193, 117, 225 and HSL 282°, 64%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C175E1

RGBrgb(193, 117, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4588, 0.8824

RGB percentages75.7%, 45.9%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(282.2, 64.3%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 48%, 88.2%)

CMYK14.2%, 48%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,678,625

CSS custom property--colour: #C175E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#3E8A1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F8FE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7596DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BF85A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.7 Violet · ΔE 13.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2 Medium purple · ΔE 14.4 Slate blue · ΔE 24.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#95E175

Analogous#8B75E1, #E175CB

Triadic#E1C175, #75E1C1

Split complementary#CBE175, #75E18B

Tetradic#E18B75, #95E175, #75CBE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F3FC

Lighter +20%#E7C9F3

Lighter +10%#D49FEA

Darker −10%#AE4BD8

Darker −20%#972BC5

Darker −30%#77229B

Darker −40%#571971

More saturated +25%#CA60F6

Less saturated −25%#B88ACC

Channel breakdown

R193

G117

B225

Red193 (75.7%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue282.22°

Saturation (HSL)64.29%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G 75 · B E1

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