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Recognised as Colour

#C281E6

  • #C281E6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C281E6 is a violet with RGB values 194, 129, 230 and HSL 279°, 67%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C281E6#C281E6
HEX#C281E6
RGBrgb(194, 129, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5059, 0.902
RGB percentages76.1%, 50.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(278.6, 66.9%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 43.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK15.7%, 43.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,747,238
CSS custom property--colour: #C281E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#3D7E19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C98EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9DE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BF90A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.8Orchid · ΔE 14.5Violet · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Plum · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5E681
Analogous#8F81E6, #E681D8
Triadic#E6C281, #81E6C2
Split complementary#D8E681, #81E68F
Tetradic#E68F81, #A5E681, #81D8E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBD6F7
Lighter +10%#D7ACEE
Darker −10%#AD56DE
Darker −20%#992CD5
Darker −30%#7B22AC
Darker −40%#5C1A81
More saturated +25%#C76EF9
Less saturated −25%#BD94D3

Channel breakdown

R194
G129
B230
Red194 (76.1%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue278.61°
Saturation (HSL)66.89%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 81 · B E6

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