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Recognised as Colour

#C371ED

  • #C371ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C371ED is a violet with RGB values 195, 113, 237 and HSL 280°, 78%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C371ED#C371ED
HEX#C371ED
RGBrgb(195, 113, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.4431, 0.9294
RGB percentages76.5%, 44.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(279.7, 77.5%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 52.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK17.7%, 52.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,808,685
CSS custom property--colour: #C371ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#3C8E12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#528FF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C96EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BF85A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.1Orchid · ΔE 15.7Violet · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BED71
Analogous#8571ED, #ED71D9
Triadic#EDC371, #71EDC3
Split complementary#D9ED71, #71ED85
Tetradic#ED8571, #9BED71, #71D9ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF9FE
Lighter +20%#E9CCF8
Lighter +10%#D69EF3
Darker −10%#B044E7
Darker −20%#9B1CDC
Darker −30%#7B16AF
Darker −40%#5B1082
More saturated +25%#C95FFF
Less saturated −25%#BD85D9

Channel breakdown

R195
G113
B237
Red195 (76.5%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue279.68°
Saturation (HSL)77.5%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 71 · B ED

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