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Recognised as Colour

#C36AE5

  • #C36AE5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C36AE5 is a violet with RGB values 195, 106, 229 and HSL 283°, 70%, 66%. 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

#C36AE5#C36AE5
HEX#C36AE5
RGBrgb(195, 106, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.4157, 0.898
RGB percentages76.5%, 41.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(283.4, 70.3%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 53.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK14.8%, 53.7%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,806,885
CSS custom property--colour: #C36AE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#3C951A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D8AE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B92E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C17E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.3Orchid · ΔE 14.2Violet · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CE56A
Analogous#866AE5, #E56AC9
Triadic#E5C36A, #6AE5C3
Split complementary#C9E56A, #6AE586
Tetradic#E5866A, #8CE56A, #6AC9E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7ECFC
Lighter +20%#E6C1F4
Lighter +10%#D495ED
Darker −10%#B23FDD
Darker −20%#9923C6
Darker −30%#781B9B
Darker −40%#561370
More saturated +25%#CD54FB
Less saturated −25%#B980CF

Channel breakdown

R195
G106
B229
Red195 (76.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue283.41°
Saturation (HSL)70.29%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 6A · B E5

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