Recognised as Colour

#C25CF0

#C25CF0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C25CF0 is a violet with RGB values 194, 92, 240 and HSL 281°, 83%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C25CF0

RGBrgb(194, 92, 240)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3608, 0.9412

RGB percentages76.1%, 36.1%, 94.1%

HSLhsl(281.4, 83.1%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 61.7%, 94.1%)

CMYK19.2%, 61.7%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,737,776

CSS custom property--colour: #C25CF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#3DA30F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2284F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#558DECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BE779Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.4 Blue violet · ΔE 23.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4 Violet · ΔE 25.1 Orchid · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)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#8AF05C

Analogous#785CF0, #F05CD4

Triadic#F0C25C, #5CF0C2

Split complementary#D4F05C, #5CF078

Tetradic#F0785C, #8AF05C, #5CD4F0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6E8FD

Lighter +20%#E5B9F9

Lighter +10%#D38BF4

Darker −10%#B12DEC

Darker −20%#9713D3

Darker −30%#760FA4

Darker −40%#540B75

More saturated +25%#C84DFF

Less saturated −25%#BA72DA

Channel breakdown

R194

G92

B240

Red194 (76.1%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue240 (94.1%)

Hue281.35°

Saturation (HSL)83.15%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 5C · B F0

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Colour values

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