Recognised as Colour

#C25DD8

#C25DD8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C25DD8 is a violet with RGB values 194, 93, 216 and HSL 289°, 61%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C25DD8

RGBrgb(194, 93, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3647, 0.8471

RGB percentages76.1%, 36.5%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(289.3, 61.2%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 56.9%, 84.7%)

CMYK10.2%, 56.9%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,738,008

CSS custom property--colour: #C25DD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#3DA227

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4380DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#678BD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C37092no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.2 Orchid · ΔE 13.5 Violet · ΔE 16.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4 Medium purple · ΔE 21.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.19, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73D85D

Analogous#855DD8, #D85DB1

Triadic#D8C25D, #5DD8C2

Split complementary#B1D85D, #5DD884

Tetradic#D8845D, #73D85D, #5DB1D8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0D8F6

Lighter +20%#E1AFEC

Lighter +10%#D186E2

Darker −10%#B334CE

Darker −20%#9028A7

Darker −30%#6D1E7E

Darker −40%#491455

More saturated +25%#D244F1

Less saturated −25%#B276BF

Channel breakdown

R194

G93

B216

Red194 (76.1%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue289.27°

Saturation (HSL)61.19%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 5D · B D8

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