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Recognised as Colour

#C188EE

  • #C188EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C188EE is a violet with RGB values 193, 136, 238 and HSL 274°, 75%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C188EE#C188EE
HEX#C188EE
RGBrgb(193, 136, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.5333, 0.9333
RGB percentages75.7%, 53.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(273.5, 75%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.5, 42.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK18.9%, 42.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,683,502
CSS custom property--colour: #C188EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#3E7711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#719DF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA1EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BB98B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.4Orchid · ΔE 17.5Violet · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Plum · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5EE88
Analogous#8E88EE, #EE88E8
Triadic#EEC188, #88EEC1
Split complementary#E8EE88, #88EE8E
Tetradic#EE8E88, #B5EE88, #88E8EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0E1FB
Lighter +10%#D8B5F4
Darker −10%#AA5BE8
Darker −20%#932FE1
Darker −30%#781CC1
Darker −40%#5D1595
More saturated +25%#C377FF
Less saturated −25%#BF99DD

Channel breakdown

R193
G136
B238
Red193 (75.7%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue273.53°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 88 · B EE

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