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Recognised as Colour

#C276EA

  • #C276EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C276EA is a violet with RGB values 194, 118, 234 and HSL 279°, 73%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C276EA#C276EA
HEX#C276EA
RGBrgb(194, 118, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4627, 0.9176
RGB percentages76.1%, 46.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(279.3, 73.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 49.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK17.1%, 49.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,744,426
CSS custom property--colour: #C276EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#3D8915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B92EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#7198E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BE88A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.7Orchid · ΔE 14Violet · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 14.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EEA76
Analogous#8876EA, #EA76D8
Triadic#EAC276, #76EAC2
Split complementary#D8EA76, #76EA88
Tetradic#EA8876, #9EEA76, #76D8EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFBFE
Lighter +20%#E9CEF8
Lighter +10%#D6A2F1
Darker −10%#AE4AE3
Darker −20%#9921D9
Darker −30%#7A1AAD
Darker −40%#5B1480
More saturated +25%#C862FE
Less saturated −25%#BC8AD6

Channel breakdown

R194
G118
B234
Red194 (76.1%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue279.31°
Saturation (HSL)73.42%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 76 · B EA

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