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Recognised as Colour

#C285E8

  • #C285E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C285E8 is a violet with RGB values 194, 133, 232 and HSL 277°, 68%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C285E8#C285E8
HEX#C285E8
RGBrgb(194, 133, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5216, 0.9098
RGB percentages76.1%, 52.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(277, 68.3%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277, 42.7%, 91%)
CMYK16.4%, 42.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,748,264
CSS custom property--colour: #C285E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#3D7A17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#719BECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#809FE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BE94ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.1Orchid · ΔE 15.9Violet · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.2Plum · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABE885
Analogous#9185E8, #E885DC
Triadic#E8C285, #85E8C2
Split complementary#DDE885, #85E890
Tetradic#E89085, #ABE885, #85DCE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDDBF8
Lighter +10%#D7B0F0
Darker −10%#AD5AE0
Darker −20%#972FD8
Darker −30%#7B22B2
Darker −40%#5D1A87
More saturated +25%#C673FA
Less saturated −25%#BE97D6

Channel breakdown

R194
G133
B232
Red194 (76.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue276.97°
Saturation (HSL)68.28%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 85 · B E8

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