Colour

#C276FF

#C276FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C276FF is a violet with RGB values 194, 118, 255 and HSL 273°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C276FF#C276FF

HEX#C276FF

RGBrgb(194, 118, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4627, 1

RGB percentages76.1%, 46.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(273.3, 100%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 53.7%, 100%)

CMYK23.9%, 53.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,744,447

CSS custom property--colour: #C276FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1

Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#3D8900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A96FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6499FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B98FB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9 Medium purple · ΔE 20.2 Violet · ΔE 21.3 Orchid · ΔE 22.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B3FF76

Analogous#7E76FF, #FF76F8

Triadic#FFC276, #76FFC2

Split complementary#F8FF76, #76FF7D

Tetradic#FF7D76, #B3FF76, #76F8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFDCFF

Lighter +10%#D9A9FF

Darker −10%#AB43FF

Darker −20%#9510FF

Darker −30%#7A00DC

Darker −40%#5E00A9

More saturated +25%#C276FF

Less saturated −25%#C087EE

Channel breakdown

R194

G118

B255

Red194 (76.1%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue273.28°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 76 · B FF

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Colour values

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