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Recognised as Colour

#C263E2

  • #C263E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C263E2 is a violet with RGB values 194, 99, 226 and HSL 285°, 69%, 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

#C263E2#C263E2
HEX#C263E2
RGBrgb(194, 99, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3882, 0.8863
RGB percentages76.1%, 38.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(284.9, 68.6%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.9, 56.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK14.2%, 56.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,739,554
CSS custom property--colour: #C263E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#3D9C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4485E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#668EDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C17799no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.9Orchid · ΔE 15.5Violet · ΔE 17Dark orchid · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.87, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83E263
Analogous#8363E2, #E263C2
Triadic#E2C263, #63E2C2
Split complementary#C2E263, #63E283
Tetradic#E28363, #83E263, #63C2E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E4FA
Lighter +20%#E4B9F2
Lighter +10%#D38EEA
Darker −10%#B138DA
Darker −20%#9523BC
Darker −30%#731B91
Darker −40%#511366
More saturated +25%#CD4CF9
Less saturated −25%#B77ACB

Channel breakdown

R194
G99
B226
Red194 (76.1%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue284.88°
Saturation (HSL)68.65%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 63 · B E2

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