Recognised as Colour

#C37EFF

#C37EFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C37EFF is a violet with RGB values 195, 126, 255 and HSL 272°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C37EFF

RGBrgb(195, 126, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.4941, 1

RGB percentages76.5%, 49.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(272.1, 100%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 50.6%, 100%)

CMYK23.5%, 50.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,812,031

CSS custom property--colour: #C37EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#3C8100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#589BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D9EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BA95B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.8 Medium purple · ΔE 17 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1 Violet · ΔE 19.2 Orchid · ΔE 20.6 Slate blue · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAFF7E

Analogous#837EFF, #FF7EFB

Triadic#FFC37E, #7EFFC3

Split complementary#FBFF7E, #7EFF82

Tetradic#FF827E, #BAFF7E, #7EFBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2E4FF

Lighter +10%#DBB1FF

Darker −10%#AB4BFF

Darker −20%#9418FF

Darker −30%#7A00E4

Darker −40%#5F00B1

More saturated +25%#C37EFF

Less saturated −25%#C28EEF

Channel breakdown

R195

G126

B255

Red195 (76.5%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue272.09°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G 7E · B FF

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Colour values

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