Recognised as Colour

#C340EC

#C340EC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C340EC is a violet with RGB values 195, 64, 236 and HSL 286°, 82%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C340EC

RGBrgb(195, 64, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.251, 0.9255

RGB percentages76.5%, 25.1%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(285.7, 81.9%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 72.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK17.4%, 72.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,796,140

CSS custom property--colour: #C340EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#3CBF13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0077F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4183E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C16493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.6 Dark violet · ΔE 16.2 Blue violet · ΔE 17.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.9 Magenta · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69EC40

Analogous#6D40EC, #EC40BF

Triadic#ECC340, #40ECC3

Split complementary#BFEC40, #40EC6D

Tetradic#EC6D40, #69EC40, #40BFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFAFE

Lighter +30%#EFCBFA

Lighter +20%#E09DF5

Lighter +10%#D26EF1

Darker −10%#B217E2

Darker −20%#8D12B4

Darker −30%#690D86

Darker −40%#450957

More saturated +25%#CD2DFF

Less saturated −25%#B55AD2

Channel breakdown

R195

G64

B236

Red195 (76.5%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue285.7°

Saturation (HSL)81.9%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G 40 · B EC

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Colour values

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