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Recognised as Colour

#C262E3

  • #C262E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C262E3 is a violet with RGB values 194, 98, 227 and HSL 285°, 70%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C262E3#C262E3
HEX#C262E3
RGBrgb(194, 98, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3843, 0.8902
RGB percentages76.1%, 38.4%, 89%
HSLhsl(284.7, 69.7%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 56.8%, 89%)
CMYK14.5%, 56.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,739,299
CSS custom property--colour: #C262E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#3D9D1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4185E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#648EE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C17799no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.9Orchid · ΔE 16.4Violet · ΔE 17.7Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.89, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83E362
Analogous#8162E3, #E362C4
Triadic#E3C262, #62E3C2
Split complementary#C4E362, #62E381
Tetradic#E38162, #83E362, #62C4E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E4FA
Lighter +20%#E4B9F2
Lighter +10%#D38DEB
Darker −10%#B137DB
Darker −20%#9522BD
Darker −30%#731A92
Darker −40%#511267
More saturated +25%#CD4BFA
Less saturated −25%#B779CC

Channel breakdown

R194
G98
B227
Red194 (76.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue284.65°
Saturation (HSL)69.73%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 62 · B E3

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