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Recognised as Colour

#C23FE0

  • #C23FE0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C23FE0 is a violet with RGB values 194, 63, 224 and HSL 289°, 72%, 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

#C23FE0#C23FE0
HEX#C23FE0
RGBrgb(194, 63, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2471, 0.8784
RGB percentages76.1%, 24.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(288.8, 72.2%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 71.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK13.4%, 71.9%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,730,336
CSS custom property--colour: #C23FE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#3DC01F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B81DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C25F8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3Dark violet · ΔE 19Blue violet · ΔE 20.7Fuchsia · ΔE 27.5Magenta · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DE03F
Analogous#723FE0, #E03FAD
Triadic#E0C23F, #3FE0C2
Split complementary#AEE03F, #3FE071
Tetradic#E0713F, #5DE03F, #3FADE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEFFC
Lighter +30%#ECC3F5
Lighter +20%#DE97EE
Lighter +10%#D06BE7
Darker −10%#AB21CB
Darker −20%#861A9F
Darker −30%#611373
Darker −40%#3C0C47
More saturated +25%#D323FC
Less saturated −25%#B15BC4

Channel breakdown

R194
G63
B224
Red194 (76.1%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue288.82°
Saturation (HSL)72.2%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 3F · B E0

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