Colour

#C385D3

#C385D3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C385D3 is a violet with RGB values 195, 133, 211 and HSL 288°, 47%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C385D3

RGBrgb(195, 133, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5216, 0.8275

RGB percentages76.5%, 52.2%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(287.7, 47%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 37%, 82.7%)

CMYK7.6%, 37%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,813,779

CSS custom property--colour: #C385D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#3C7A2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B97D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A9ED1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#C48EA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 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 text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.4 Orchid · ΔE 18.7 Violet · ΔE 21 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95D385

Analogous#9C85D3, #D385BC

Triadic#D3C385, #85D3C3

Split complementary#BCD385, #85D39C

Tetradic#D39C85, #95D385, #85BCD3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF5FC

Lighter +20%#E8D0EE

Lighter +10%#D5AAE1

Darker −10%#B160C5

Darker −20%#9B40B2

Darker −30%#7A338C

Darker −40%#592567

More saturated +25%#CF70E8

Less saturated −25%#B79ABE

Channel breakdown

R195

G133

B211

Red195 (76.5%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue287.69°

Saturation (HSL)46.99%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G 85 · B D3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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