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Recognised as Colour

#C384FD

  • #C384FD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C384FD is a violet with RGB values 195, 132, 253 and HSL 271°, 97%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C384FD#C384FD
HEX#C384FD
RGBrgb(195, 132, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5176, 0.9922
RGB percentages76.5%, 51.8%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(271.2, 96.8%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 47.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK22.9%, 47.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,813,565
CSS custom property--colour: #C384FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#3C7B02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#639EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#74A1FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BA99B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.7Violet · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 18Orchid · ΔE 19.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEFD84
Analogous#8784FD, #FD84FA
Triadic#FDC384, #84FDC3
Split complementary#FAFD84, #84FD87
Tetradic#FD8784, #BEFD84, #84FAFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4E8FF
Lighter +10%#DBB6FE
Darker −10%#AB52FC
Darker −20%#9220FB
Darker −30%#7904E4
Darker −40%#5E03B2
More saturated +25%#C382FF
Less saturated −25%#C294ED

Channel breakdown

R195
G132
B253
Red195 (76.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue271.24°
Saturation (HSL)96.8%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 84 · B FD

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