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Recognised as Colour

#C17DFF

  • #C17DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C17DFF is a violet with RGB values 193, 125, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C17DFF#C17DFF
HEX#C17DFF
RGBrgb(193, 125, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4902, 1
RGB percentages75.7%, 49%, 100%
HSLhsl(271.4, 100%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 51%, 100%)
CMYK24.3%, 51%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,680,703
CSS custom property--colour: #C17DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#3E8200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#569AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A9CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#B794B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 17Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Violet · ΔE 19.9Orchid · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBFF7D
Analogous#807DFF, #FF7DFC
Triadic#FFC17D, #7DFFC1
Split complementary#FCFF7D, #7DFF80
Tetradic#FF807D, #BBFF7D, #7DFCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2E3FF
Lighter +10%#D9B0FF
Darker −10%#A94AFF
Darker −20%#9017FF
Darker −30%#7700E3
Darker −40%#5C00B0
More saturated +25%#C17DFF
Less saturated −25%#C08DEF

Channel breakdown

R193
G125
B255
Red193 (75.7%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue271.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 7D · B FF

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