Colour

#C27EFF

#C27EFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C27EFF is a violet with RGB values 194, 126, 255 and HSL 272°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C27EFF

RGBrgb(194, 126, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4941, 1

RGB percentages76.1%, 49.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(271.6, 100%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.6, 50.6%, 100%)

CMYK23.9%, 50.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,746,495

CSS custom property--colour: #C27EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1

Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#3D8100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#589AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C9DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B995B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16 Medium purple · ΔE 16.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8 Violet · ΔE 19.4 Orchid · ΔE 20.8 Slate blue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBFF7E

Analogous#827EFF, #FF7EFB

Triadic#FFC27E, #7EFFC2

Split complementary#FBFF7E, #7EFF82

Tetradic#FF827E, #BBFF7E, #7EFBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2E4FF

Lighter +10%#DAB1FF

Darker −10%#AA4BFF

Darker −20%#9218FF

Darker −30%#7800E4

Darker −40%#5D00B1

More saturated +25%#C27EFF

Less saturated −25%#C18EEF

Channel breakdown

R194

G126

B255

Red194 (76.1%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue271.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 7E · B FF

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Colour values

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