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Recognised as Colour

#C362FD

  • #C362FD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C362FD is a violet with RGB values 195, 98, 253 and HSL 278°, 97%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C362FD#C362FD
HEX#C362FD
RGBrgb(195, 98, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.3843, 0.9922
RGB percentages76.5%, 38.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(277.5, 97.5%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 61.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK22.9%, 61.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,804,861
CSS custom property--colour: #C362FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#3C9D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A8AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5191F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BC80A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.1Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 24Dark violet · ΔE 25Violet · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CFD62
Analogous#7562FD, #FD62EA
Triadic#FDC362, #62FDC3
Split complementary#EAFD62, #62FD76
Tetradic#FD7662, #9CFD62, #62EAFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF9FF
Lighter +20%#E9C7FE
Lighter +10%#D694FE
Darker −10%#B030FC
Darker −20%#9B03F6
Darker −30%#7B02C4
Darker −40%#5C0291
More saturated +25%#C460FF
Less saturated −25%#BE76E9

Channel breakdown

R195
G98
B253
Red195 (76.5%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue277.55°
Saturation (HSL)97.48%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 62 · B FD

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