Colour

#C378EF

#C378EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C378EF is a violet with RGB values 195, 120, 239 and HSL 278°, 79%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C378EF#C378EF

HEX#C378EF

RGBrgb(195, 120, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.4706, 0.9373

RGB percentages76.5%, 47.1%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(277.8, 78.8%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 49.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK18.4%, 49.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,810,479

CSS custom property--colour: #C378EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#3C8710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B94F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7199ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BE8BA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.1 Medium purple · ΔE 15.2 Violet · ΔE 15.2 Orchid · ΔE 15.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6 Slate blue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A4EF78

Analogous#8778EF, #EF78E0

Triadic#EFC378, #78EFC3

Split complementary#E0EF78, #78EF87

Tetradic#EF8778, #A4EF78, #78E0EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECD3FA

Lighter +10%#D7A6F4

Darker −10%#AF4AEA

Darker −20%#9A1DE4

Darker −30%#7C16B8

Darker −40%#5D108B

More saturated +25%#C768FF

Less saturated −25%#BE8BDC

Channel breakdown

R195

G120

B239

Red195 (76.5%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue277.82°

Saturation (HSL)78.81%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G 78 · B EF

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