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Recognised as Colour

#C23DE2

  • #C23DE2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C23DE2 is a violet with RGB values 194, 61, 226 and HSL 288°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C23DE2#C23DE2
HEX#C23DE2
RGBrgb(194, 61, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2392, 0.8863
RGB percentages76.1%, 23.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(288.4, 74%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 73%, 88.6%)
CMYK14.2%, 73%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,729,826
CSS custom property--colour: #C23DE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#3DC21D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4881DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C25F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.2Dark violet · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18Blue violet · ΔE 19.7Fuchsia · ΔE 26.3Magenta · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DE23D
Analogous#6F3DE2, #E23DB0
Triadic#E2C23D, #3DE2C2
Split complementary#B0E23D, #3DE26F
Tetradic#E26F3D, #5DE23D, #3DB0E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEEFD
Lighter +30%#ECC2F6
Lighter +20%#DE96EF
Lighter +10%#D069E9
Darker −10%#AB1FCD
Darker −20%#8618A1
Darker −30%#611175
Darker −40%#3C0B48
More saturated +25%#D321FE
Less saturated −25%#B159C6

Channel breakdown

R194
G61
B226
Red194 (76.1%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue288.36°
Saturation (HSL)73.99%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 3D · B E2

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