Colour

#C247E5

#C247E5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C247E5 is a violet with RGB values 194, 71, 229 and HSL 287°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C247E5

RGBrgb(194, 71, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2784, 0.898

RGB percentages76.1%, 27.8%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(286.7, 75.2%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 69%, 89.8%)

CMYK15.3%, 69%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,732,389

CSS custom property--colour: #C247E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#3DB81A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0078EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D84E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C16691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1 Dark violet · ΔE 20 Blue violet · ΔE 20.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 29 Magenta · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6AE547

Analogous#7347E5, #E547B9

Triadic#E5C247, #47E5C2

Split complementary#B9E547, #47E573

Tetradic#E57347, #6AE547, #47B9E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFAFE

Lighter +30%#EECDF8

Lighter +20%#E0A0F2

Lighter +10%#D174EB

Darker −10%#B11FDA

Darker −20%#8C19AD

Darker −30%#681281

Darker −40%#440C54

More saturated +25%#D02DFF

Less saturated −25%#B361CB

Channel breakdown

R194

G71

B229

Red194 (76.1%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue286.71°

Saturation (HSL)75.24%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 47 · B E5

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