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Recognised as Colour

#C39FFD

  • #C39FFD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C39FFD is a violet with RGB values 195, 159, 253 and HSL 263°, 96%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C39FFD#C39FFD
HEX#C39FFD
RGBrgb(195, 159, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6235, 0.9922
RGB percentages76.5%, 62.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(263, 95.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263, 37.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK22.9%, 37.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,820,477
CSS custom property--colour: #C39FFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#3C6002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FB0FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B9AEC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Plum · ΔE 20Violet · ΔE 25.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6Orchid · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9FD9F
Analogous#9FAAFD, #F29FFD
Triadic#FDC39F, #9FFDC3
Split complementary#FDF29F, #AAFD9F
Tetradic#FD9FAA, #D9FD9F, #9FFDF2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2D1FE
Darker −10%#A46DFC
Darker −20%#853BFB
Darker −30%#6509FA
Darker −40%#5104CC
More saturated +25%#C39DFF
Less saturated −25%#C6ABF1

Channel breakdown

R195
G159
B253
Red195 (76.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue262.98°
Saturation (HSL)95.92%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 9F · B FD

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