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Colour

#C271F0

  • #C271F0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C271F0 is a violet with RGB values 194, 113, 240 and HSL 278°, 81%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C271F0#C271F0
HEX#C271F0
RGBrgb(194, 113, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4431, 0.9412
RGB percentages76.1%, 44.3%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(278.3, 80.9%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 52.9%, 94.1%)
CMYK19.2%, 52.9%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,743,152
CSS custom property--colour: #C271F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#3D8E0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F90F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6996EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BD86A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.4Violet · ΔE 17.2Orchid · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FF071
Analogous#8271F0, #F071DF
Triadic#F0C271, #71F0C2
Split complementary#DFF071, #71F082
Tetradic#F08371, #9FF071, #71DFF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFBFF
Lighter +20%#EACDFA
Lighter +10%#D69FF5
Darker −10%#AE43EB
Darker −20%#9918E3
Darker −30%#7A13B5
Darker −40%#5B0E87
More saturated +25%#C662FF
Less saturated −25%#BD85DC

Channel breakdown

R194
G113
B240
Red194 (76.1%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue278.27°
Saturation (HSL)80.89%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 71 · B F0

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