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Colour

#C388FF

  • #C388FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C388FF is a violet with RGB values 195, 136, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C388FF#C388FF
HEX#C388FF
RGBrgb(195, 136, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5333, 1
RGB percentages76.5%, 53.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(269.7, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK23.5%, 46.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,814,591
CSS custom property--colour: #C388FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#3C7700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68A1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A3FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B99CB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.3Violet · ΔE 18.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Orchid · ΔE 20Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4FF88
Analogous#8889FF, #FE88FF
Triadic#FFC388, #88FFC3
Split complementary#FFFE88, #89FF88
Tetradic#FF8889, #C4FF88, #88FFFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6EEFF
Lighter +10%#DDBBFF
Darker −10%#A955FF
Darker −20%#9022FF
Darker −30%#7600EE
Darker −40%#5D00BB
More saturated +25%#C388FF
Less saturated −25%#C397F0

Channel breakdown

R195
G136
B255
Red195 (76.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue269.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 88 · B FF

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