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Recognised as Colour

#C437ED

  • #C437ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C437ED is a violet with RGB values 196, 55, 237 and HSL 286°, 83%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C437ED#C437ED
HEX#C437ED
RGBrgb(196, 55, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.2157, 0.9294
RGB percentages76.9%, 21.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(286.5, 83.5%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 76.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK17.3%, 76.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,859,373
CSS custom property--colour: #C437ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#3BC812

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A81E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C26092no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.5Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9Blue violet · ΔE 16.9Fuchsia · ΔE 22.2Magenta · ΔE 22.2Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60ED37
Analogous#6937ED, #ED37BB
Triadic#EDC437, #37EDC4
Split complementary#BBED37, #37ED69
Tetradic#ED6937, #60ED37, #37BBED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF2FE
Lighter +30%#EDC3FA
Lighter +20%#E095F5
Lighter +10%#D266F1
Darker −10%#B014DD
Darker −20%#8B10AE
Darker −30%#650B80
Darker −40%#400751
More saturated +25%#CE25FF
Less saturated −25%#B552D2

Channel breakdown

R196
G55
B237
Red196 (76.9%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue286.48°
Saturation (HSL)83.49%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 37 · B ED

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