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Recognised as Colour

#C440E4

  • #C440E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C440E4 is a violet with RGB values 196, 64, 228 and HSL 288°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C440E4#C440E4
HEX#C440E4
RGBrgb(196, 64, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.251, 0.8941
RGB percentages76.9%, 25.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(288.3, 75.2%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 71.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK14%, 71.9%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,861,668
CSS custom property--colour: #C440E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#3BBF1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B83E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C4618Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6Dark violet · ΔE 18.5Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Fuchsia · ΔE 26.4Magenta · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60E440
Analogous#7240E4, #E440B2
Triadic#E4C440, #40E4C4
Split complementary#B2E440, #40E472
Tetradic#E47240, #60E440, #40B2E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF3FD
Lighter +30%#EDC6F7
Lighter +20%#E099F1
Lighter +10%#D26DEA
Darker −10%#B01ED3
Darker −20%#8B18A6
Darker −30%#65117A
Darker −40%#400B4D
More saturated +25%#D425FF
Less saturated −25%#B35BC9

Channel breakdown

R196
G64
B228
Red196 (76.9%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue288.29°
Saturation (HSL)75.23%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 40 · B E4

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