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Recognised as Colour

#C466E3

  • #C466E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C466E3 is a violet with RGB values 196, 102, 227 and HSL 285°, 69%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C466E3#C466E3
HEX#C466E3
RGBrgb(196, 102, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4, 0.8902
RGB percentages76.9%, 40%, 89%
HSLhsl(285.1, 69.1%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.1, 55.1%, 89%)
CMYK13.7%, 55.1%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,871,395
CSS custom property--colour: #C466E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#3B991C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4987E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6990E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C37A9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.7Orchid · ΔE 14.4Violet · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85E366
Analogous#8566E3, #E366C3
Triadic#E3C466, #66E3C4
Split complementary#C3E366, #66E386
Tetradic#E38566, #85E366, #66C3E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6E7FB
Lighter +20%#E5BCF3
Lighter +10%#D591EB
Darker −10%#B33BDB
Darker −20%#9923C0
Darker −30%#771B95
Darker −40%#54136A
More saturated +25%#CF4FFA
Less saturated −25%#B97DCC

Channel breakdown

R196
G102
B227
Red196 (76.9%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue285.12°
Saturation (HSL)69.06%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 66 · B E3

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