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Recognised as Colour

#C177E2

  • #C177E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C177E2 is a violet with RGB values 193, 119, 226 and HSL 281°, 65%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C177E2#C177E2
HEX#C177E2
RGBrgb(193, 119, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4667, 0.8863
RGB percentages75.7%, 46.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(281.5, 64.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 47.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK14.6%, 47.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,679,138
CSS custom property--colour: #C177E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#3E881D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6191E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7697DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BF87A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.1Violet · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 14.1Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1Slate blue · ΔE 24.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98E277
Analogous#8B77E2, #E277CE
Triadic#E2C177, #77E2C1
Split complementary#CEE277, #77E28C
Tetradic#E28C77, #98E277, #77CEE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF5FD
Lighter +20%#E7CBF4
Lighter +10%#D4A1EB
Darker −10%#AE4DD9
Darker −20%#982BC8
Darker −30%#78229E
Darker −40%#581974
More saturated +25%#C962F7
Less saturated −25%#B98CCD

Channel breakdown

R193
G119
B226
Red193 (75.7%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue281.5°
Saturation (HSL)64.85%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 77 · B E2

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