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Recognised as Colour

#C17AE2

  • #C17AE2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C17AE2 is a violet with RGB values 193, 122, 226 and HSL 281°, 64%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C17AE2#C17AE2
HEX#C17AE2
RGBrgb(193, 122, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4784, 0.8863
RGB percentages75.7%, 47.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(281, 64.2%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281, 46%, 88.6%)
CMYK14.6%, 46%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,679,906
CSS custom property--colour: #C17AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#3E851D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6592E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7999DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BF89A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.6Medium purple · ΔE 13.8Violet · ΔE 14.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 24.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BE27A
Analogous#8D7AE2, #E27ACF
Triadic#E2C17A, #7AE2C1
Split complementary#CFE27A, #7AE28D
Tetradic#E28D7A, #9BE27A, #7ACFE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF8FD
Lighter +20%#E8CEF4
Lighter +10%#D5A4EB
Darker −10%#AD50D9
Darker −20%#982CCA
Darker −30%#7823A0
Darker −40%#591A76
More saturated +25%#C866F6
Less saturated −25%#BA8ECE

Channel breakdown

R193
G122
B226
Red193 (75.7%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue280.96°
Saturation (HSL)64.2%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 7A · B E2

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