Recognised as Colour

#C285E9

#C285E9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C285E9 is a violet with RGB values 194, 133, 233 and HSL 277°, 69%, 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

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HEX#C285E9

RGBrgb(194, 133, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5216, 0.9137

RGB percentages76.1%, 52.2%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(276.6, 69.4%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.6, 42.9%, 91.4%)

CMYK16.7%, 42.9%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,748,265

CSS custom property--colour: #C285E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1

Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#3D7A16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#709BEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#809FE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BE94ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.9 Orchid · ΔE 15.9 Violet · ΔE 16.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9 Plum · ΔE 23.1 Slate blue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACE985

Analogous#9085E9, #E985DE

Triadic#E9C285, #85E9C2

Split complementary#DEE985, #85E990

Tetradic#E99085, #ACE985, #85DEE9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDDBF9

Lighter +10%#D8B0F1

Darker −10%#AC5AE1

Darker −20%#972FD9

Darker −30%#7B21B4

Darker −40%#5D1989

More saturated +25%#C673FB

Less saturated −25%#BE97D7

Channel breakdown

R194

G133

B233

Red194 (76.1%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue276.6°

Saturation (HSL)69.44%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 85 · B E9

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