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Recognised as Colour

#C34CDD

  • #C34CDD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C34CDD is a violet with RGB values 195, 76, 221 and HSL 289°, 68%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C34CDD#C34CDD
HEX#C34CDD
RGBrgb(195, 76, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.298, 0.8667
RGB percentages76.5%, 29.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(289.2, 68.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 65.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK11.8%, 65.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,799,197
CSS custom property--colour: #C34CDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#3CB322

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B79E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5885D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C4658Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.4Dark orchid · ΔE 13.3Orchid · ΔE 23.2Violet · ΔE 24.5Dark violet · ΔE 24.9Blue violet · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66DD4C
Analogous#7B4CDD, #DD4CAE
Triadic#DDC34C, #4CDDC3
Split complementary#AFDD4C, #4CDD7B
Tetradic#DD7B4C, #66DD4C, #4CAEDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF7FE
Lighter +30%#EECDF5
Lighter +20%#E0A2ED
Lighter +10%#D177E5
Darker −10%#B127CF
Darker −20%#8C1FA4
Darker −30%#671779
Darker −40%#430F4E
More saturated +25%#D431F8
Less saturated −25%#B267C2

Channel breakdown

R195
G76
B221
Red195 (76.5%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue289.24°
Saturation (HSL)68.08%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 4C · B DD

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