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Recognised as Colour

#C380EA

  • #C380EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C380EA is a violet with RGB values 195, 128, 234 and HSL 278°, 72%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C380EA#C380EA
HEX#C380EA
RGBrgb(195, 128, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.502, 0.9176
RGB percentages76.5%, 50.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(277.9, 71.6%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 45.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK16.7%, 45.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,812,522
CSS custom property--colour: #C380EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#3C7F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6998EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9DE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BF90AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Orchid · ΔE 14.3Violet · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Slate blue · ΔE 25Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7EA80
Analogous#8E80EA, #EA80DC
Triadic#EAC380, #80EAC3
Split complementary#DCEA80, #80EA8E
Tetradic#EA8E80, #A7EA80, #80DCEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECD8F8
Lighter +10%#D8ACF1
Darker −10%#AE54E3
Darker −20%#9A28DC
Darker −30%#7C1EB3
Darker −40%#5E1688
More saturated +25%#C86DFC
Less saturated −25%#BE93D7

Channel breakdown

R195
G128
B234
Red195 (76.5%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue277.92°
Saturation (HSL)71.62%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 80 · B EA

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