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Recognised as Colour

#C35DFF

  • #C35DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C35DFF is a violet with RGB values 195, 93, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C35DFF#C35DFF
HEX#C35DFF
RGBrgb(195, 93, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.3647, 1
RGB percentages76.5%, 36.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(277.8, 100%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 63.5%, 100%)
CMYK23.5%, 63.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,803,583
CSS custom property--colour: #C35DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#3CA200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#498FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BB7DA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Blue violet · ΔE 20Dark violet · ΔE 22.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.2Violet · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99FF5D
Analogous#725DFF, #FF5DEA
Triadic#FFC35D, #5DFFC3
Split complementary#EAFF5D, #5DFF72
Tetradic#FF725D, #99FF5D, #5DEAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF6FF
Lighter +20%#E9C3FF
Lighter +10%#D690FF
Darker −10%#B02AFF
Darker −20%#9B00F6
Darker −30%#7B00C3
Darker −40%#5B0090
More saturated +25%#C35DFF
Less saturated −25%#BE71EB

Channel breakdown

R195
G93
B255
Red195 (76.5%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue277.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 5D · B FF

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