Colour

#C240DD

#C240DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C240DD is a violet with RGB values 194, 64, 221 and HSL 290°, 70%, 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

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HEX#C240DD

RGBrgb(194, 64, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.251, 0.8667

RGB percentages76.1%, 25.1%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(289.7, 69.8%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 71%, 86.7%)

CMYK12.2%, 71%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,730,589

CSS custom property--colour: #C240DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#3DBF22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F81D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C35E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7 Dark violet · ΔE 20.3 Blue violet · ΔE 22 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.1 Orchid · ΔE 28.4

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#5BDD40

Analogous#7440DD, #DD40A9

Triadic#DDC240, #40DDC2

Split complementary#A9DD40, #40DD74

Tetradic#DD7440, #5BDD40, #40A9DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9EDFC

Lighter +30%#EBC2F4

Lighter +20%#DE97EC

Lighter +10%#D06BE5

Darker −10%#AB23C7

Darker −20%#851C9B

Darker −30%#601470

Darker −40%#3B0C45

More saturated +25%#D424F9

Less saturated −25%#B05CC1

Channel breakdown

R194

G64

B221

Red194 (76.1%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue289.68°

Saturation (HSL)69.78%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 40 · B DD

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