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Recognised as Colour

#C265D7

  • #C265D7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C265D7 is a violet with RGB values 194, 101, 215 and HSL 289°, 59%, 62%. 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

#C265D7#C265D7
HEX#C265D7
RGBrgb(194, 101, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3961, 0.8431
RGB percentages76.1%, 39.6%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(288.9, 58.8%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 53%, 84.3%)
CMYK9.8%, 53%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,740,055
CSS custom property--colour: #C265D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#3D9A28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5084DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E8ED4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C37595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.6Orchid · ΔE 10.1Violet · ΔE 13.7Medium purple · ΔE 19Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AD765
Analogous#8965D7, #D765B3
Triadic#D7C265, #65D7C2
Split complementary#B3D765, #65D789
Tetradic#D78965, #7AD765, #65B3D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2DEF7
Lighter +20%#E2B6EC
Lighter +10%#D28DE2
Darker −10%#B23DCC
Darker −20%#932CAA
Darker −30%#702281
Darker −40%#4D1759
More saturated +25%#D14DEF
Less saturated −25%#B37DBF

Channel breakdown

R194
G101
B215
Red194 (76.1%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue288.95°
Saturation (HSL)58.76%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 65 · B D7

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