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Colour

#C463E1

  • #C463E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C463E1 is a violet with RGB values 196, 99, 225 and HSL 286°, 68%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C463E1#C463E1
HEX#C463E1
RGBrgb(196, 99, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.3882, 0.8824
RGB percentages76.9%, 38.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(286.2, 67.7%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 56%, 88.2%)
CMYK12.9%, 56%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,870,625
CSS custom property--colour: #C463E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#3B9C1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4685E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#688FDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C47799no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.7Orchid · ΔE 14.7Violet · ΔE 16.2Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.74, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80E163
Analogous#8563E1, #E163BF
Triadic#E1C463, #63E1C4
Split complementary#BFE163, #63E185
Tetradic#E18563, #80E163, #63BFE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5E3FA
Lighter +20%#E4B9F1
Lighter +10%#D48EE9
Darker −10%#B438D9
Darker −20%#9824BA
Darker −30%#751C8F
Darker −40%#521365
More saturated +25%#D14CF8
Less saturated −25%#B77ACA

Channel breakdown

R196
G99
B225
Red196 (76.9%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue286.19°
Saturation (HSL)67.74%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 63 · B E1

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