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Colour

#C46BF5

  • #C46BF5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C46BF5 is a violet with RGB values 196, 107, 245 and HSL 279°, 87%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C46BF5#C46BF5
HEX#C46BF5
RGBrgb(196, 107, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4196, 0.9608
RGB percentages76.9%, 42%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(278.7, 87.3%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 56.3%, 96.1%)
CMYK20%, 56.3%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,872,693
CSS custom property--colour: #C46BF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#3B940A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#408EF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6294F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BF83A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.6Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3Violet · ΔE 20.6Orchid · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CF56B
Analogous#7F6BF5, #F56BE1
Triadic#F5C46B, #6BF5C4
Split complementary#E1F56B, #6BF57F
Tetradic#F57F6B, #9CF56B, #6BE1F5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFAFF
Lighter +20%#EACBFB
Lighter +10%#D79BF8
Darker −10%#B13BF2
Darker −20%#9D10EA
Darker −30%#7D0DBA
Darker −40%#5D098B
More saturated +25%#C761FF
Less saturated −25%#BE7FE1

Channel breakdown

R196
G107
B245
Red196 (76.9%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue278.7°
Saturation (HSL)87.34%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 6B · B F5

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