Colour

#C25CFF

#C25CFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C25CFF is a violet with RGB values 194, 92, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C25CFF

RGBrgb(194, 92, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3608, 1

RGB percentages76.1%, 36.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(277.5, 100%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 63.9%, 100%)

CMYK23.9%, 63.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,737,791

CSS custom property--colour: #C25CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#3DA300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#478EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BA7DA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2 Blue violet · ΔE 19.4 Dark violet · ΔE 22 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.3 Violet · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99FF5C

Analogous#715CFF, #FF5CEA

Triadic#FFC25C, #5CFFC2

Split complementary#EAFF5C, #5CFF71

Tetradic#FF715C, #99FF5C, #5CEAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF5FF

Lighter +20%#E8C2FF

Lighter +10%#D58FFF

Darker −10%#AF29FF

Darker −20%#9900F5

Darker −30%#7900C2

Darker −40%#59008F

More saturated +25%#C25CFF

Less saturated −25%#BD70EB

Channel breakdown

R194

G92

B255

Red194 (76.1%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue277.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 5C · B FF

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Colour values

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