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Colour

#C43AFF

  • #C43AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C43AFF is a violet with RGB values 196, 58, 255 and HSL 282°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C43AFF#C43AFF
HEX#C43AFF
RGBrgb(196, 58, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.2275, 1
RGB percentages76.9%, 22.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(282, 100%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282, 77.3%, 100%)
CMYK23.1%, 77.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,860,159
CSS custom property--colour: #C43AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#3BC500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B84FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BD6A9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.9Blue violet · ΔE 16Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5Fuchsia · ΔE 22Magenta · ΔE 22Medium orchid · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75FF3A
Analogous#613AFF, #FF3AD8
Triadic#FFC43A, #3AFFC4
Split complementary#D8FF3A, #3AFF62
Tetradic#FF623A, #75FF3A, #3AD7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2D3FF
Lighter +20%#E3A0FF
Lighter +10%#D36DFF
Darker −10%#B507FF
Darker −20%#9400D3
Darker −30%#7000A0
Darker −40%#4C006D
More saturated +25%#C43AFF
Less saturated −25%#BA53E6

Channel breakdown

R196
G58
B255
Red196 (76.9%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue282.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 3A · B FF

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