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Colour

#C39CE8

  • #C39CE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C39CE8 is a violet with RGB values 195, 156, 232 and HSL 271°, 62%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C39CE8#C39CE8
HEX#C39CE8
RGBrgb(195, 156, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6118, 0.9098
RGB percentages76.5%, 61.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(270.8, 62.3%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 32.8%, 91%)
CMYK15.9%, 32.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,819,688
CSS custom property--colour: #C39CE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3C6317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DAAEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#95ACE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BEA7B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7Orchid · ΔE 27.6Violet · ΔE 27.9Thistle · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1E89C
Analogous#9D9CE8, #E89CE7
Triadic#E8C39C, #9CE8C3
Split complementary#E7E89C, #9CE89D
Tetradic#E89D9C, #C1E89C, #9CE7E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5EFFB
Lighter +10%#DCC5F2
Darker −10%#AA73DE
Darker −20%#9149D5
Darker −30%#772CBF
Darker −40%#5E2395
More saturated +25%#C38DF7
Less saturated −25%#C3ABD9

Channel breakdown

R195
G156
B232
Red195 (76.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue270.79°
Saturation (HSL)62.3%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 9C · B E8

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