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Recognised as Colour

#C23ADF

  • #C23ADF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C23ADF is a violet with RGB values 194, 58, 223 and HSL 289°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C23ADF#C23ADF
HEX#C23ADF
RGBrgb(194, 58, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2275, 0.8745
RGB percentages76.1%, 22.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(289.5, 72.1%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 74%, 87.5%)
CMYK13%, 74%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,729,055
CSS custom property--colour: #C23ADF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#3DC520

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4980DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C25C8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Dark violet · ΔE 17.9Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Fuchsia · ΔE 26.2Magenta · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57DF3A
Analogous#703ADF, #DF3AA9
Triadic#DFC23A, #3ADFC2
Split complementary#AADF3A, #3ADF6F
Tetradic#DF6F3A, #57DF3A, #3AA9DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8E9FC
Lighter +30%#EBBEF4
Lighter +20%#DD92ED
Lighter +10%#D066E6
Darker −10%#A920C6
Darker −20%#83199A
Darker −30%#5E126E
Darker −40%#380B42
More saturated +25%#D51DFC
Less saturated −25%#AF57C2

Channel breakdown

R194
G58
B223
Red194 (76.1%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue289.45°
Saturation (HSL)72.05%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 3A · B DF

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