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Recognised as Colour

#C261E4

  • #C261E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C261E4 is a violet with RGB values 194, 97, 228 and HSL 284°, 71%, 64%. 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

#C261E4#C261E4
HEX#C261E4
RGBrgb(194, 97, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3804, 0.8941
RGB percentages76.1%, 38%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(284.4, 70.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 57.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK14.9%, 57.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,739,044
CSS custom property--colour: #C261E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#3D9E1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F85E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Deuteranopia#638DE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C0779Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.1Orchid · ΔE 17.3Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4Violet · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83E461
Analogous#8061E4, #E461C5
Triadic#E4C261, #61E4C2
Split complementary#C5E461, #61E480
Tetradic#E48061, #83E461, #61C5E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E4FA
Lighter +20%#E4B8F3
Lighter +10%#D38DEB
Darker −10%#B135DD
Darker −20%#9521BE
Darker −30%#731993
Darker −40%#511267
More saturated +25%#CD4AFB
Less saturated −25%#B778CD

Channel breakdown

R194
G97
B228
Red194 (76.1%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue284.43°
Saturation (HSL)70.81%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 61 · B E4

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