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Recognised as Colour

#C258E1

  • #C258E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C258E1 is a violet with RGB values 194, 88, 225 and HSL 286°, 70%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C258E1#C258E1
HEX#C258E1
RGBrgb(194, 88, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3451, 0.8824
RGB percentages76.1%, 34.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(286.4, 69.5%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 60.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK13.8%, 60.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,736,737
CSS custom property--colour: #C258E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#3DA71E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#317FE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D8ADEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C16F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.8Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5Orchid · ΔE 19.8Violet · ΔE 21Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77E158
Analogous#7D58E1, #E158BC
Triadic#E1C258, #58E1C2
Split complementary#BCE158, #58E17D
Tetradic#E17D58, #77E158, #58BCE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1DAF8
Lighter +20%#E2AEF1
Lighter +10%#D283E9
Darker −10%#B22DD9
Darker −20%#9220B3
Darker −30%#6E1888
Darker −40%#4B115C
More saturated +25%#CF3FFA
Less saturated −25%#B571C8

Channel breakdown

R194
G88
B225
Red194 (76.1%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue286.42°
Saturation (HSL)69.54%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 58 · B E1

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