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Colour

#C39FE9

  • #C39FE9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C39FE9 is a violet with RGB values 195, 159, 233 and HSL 269°, 63%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C39FE9#C39FE9
HEX#C39FE9
RGBrgb(195, 159, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6235, 0.9137
RGB percentages76.5%, 62.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(269.2, 62.7%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 31.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK16.3%, 31.8%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,820,457
CSS custom property--colour: #C39FE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#3C6016

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91ADECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#98AEE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BEAABAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4Thistle · ΔE 28.5Orchid · ΔE 29.3Violet · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5E99F
Analogous#9FA0E9, #E89FE9
Triadic#E9C39F, #9FE9C3
Split complementary#E9E89F, #A0E99F
Tetradic#E99FA0, #C5E99F, #9FE9E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F2FC
Lighter +10%#DDC8F3
Darker −10%#A976DF
Darker −20%#8F4CD6
Darker −30%#752DC2
Darker −40%#5C2399
More saturated +25%#C390F8
Less saturated −25%#C3AEDA

Channel breakdown

R195
G159
B233
Red195 (76.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue269.19°
Saturation (HSL)62.71%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 9F · B E9

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