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Colour

#C28CFF

  • #C28CFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C28CFF is a violet with RGB values 194, 140, 255 and HSL 268°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C28CFF#C28CFF
HEX#C28CFF
RGBrgb(194, 140, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.549, 1
RGB percentages76.1%, 54.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(268.2, 100%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 45.1%, 100%)
CMYK23.9%, 45.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,750,079
CSS custom property--colour: #C28CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#3D7300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6DA3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA5FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B8A0B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.8Violet · ΔE 19.2Orchid · ΔE 20.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22Slate blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9FF8C
Analogous#8C90FF, #FC8CFF
Triadic#FFC28C, #8CFFC2
Split complementary#FFFB8C, #90FF8C
Tetradic#FF8C90, #C9FF8C, #8CFFFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F2FF
Lighter +10%#DDBFFF
Darker −10%#A759FF
Darker −20%#8C26FF
Darker −30%#7200F2
Darker −40%#5A00BF
More saturated +25%#C28CFF
Less saturated −25%#C39AF1

Channel breakdown

R194
G140
B255
Red194 (76.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue268.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 8C · B FF

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