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Recognised as Colour

#C276EB

  • #C276EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C276EB is a violet with RGB values 194, 118, 235 and HSL 279°, 75%, 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

#C276EB#C276EB
HEX#C276EB
RGBrgb(194, 118, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4627, 0.9216
RGB percentages76.1%, 46.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(279, 74.5%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279, 49.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK17.4%, 49.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,744,427
CSS custom property--colour: #C276EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#3D8914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A92EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7198E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BE89A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.6Orchid · ΔE 14.3Violet · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 14.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FEB76
Analogous#8876EB, #EB76D9
Triadic#EBC276, #76EBC2
Split complementary#D9EB76, #76EB88
Tetradic#EB8876, #9FEB76, #76D9EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#EACFF8
Lighter +10%#D6A3F1
Darker −10%#AE49E5
Darker −20%#9920DB
Darker −30%#7A19AF
Darker −40%#5B1382
More saturated +25%#C862FF
Less saturated −25%#BC8AD7

Channel breakdown

R194
G118
B235
Red194 (76.1%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue278.97°
Saturation (HSL)74.52%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 76 · B EB

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