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Recognised as Colour

#C385EE

  • #C385EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C385EE is a violet with RGB values 195, 133, 238 and HSL 275°, 76%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C385EE#C385EE
HEX#C385EE
RGBrgb(195, 133, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5216, 0.9333
RGB percentages76.5%, 52.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(275.4, 75.5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.4, 44.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK18.1%, 44.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,813,806
CSS custom property--colour: #C385EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#3C7A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E9CF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA0EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BE95AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.5Orchid · ΔE 16Violet · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0EE85
Analogous#8E85EE, #EE85E5
Triadic#EEC385, #85EEC3
Split complementary#E5EE85, #85EE8E
Tetradic#EE8E85, #B0EE85, #85E5EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFDFFA
Lighter +10%#D9B2F4
Darker −10%#AD58E8
Darker −20%#972BE2
Darker −30%#7C1BBF
Darker −40%#5F1493
More saturated +25%#C674FF
Less saturated −25%#C096DD

Channel breakdown

R195
G133
B238
Red195 (76.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue275.43°
Saturation (HSL)75.54%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 85 · B EE

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