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Colour

#C470F1

  • #C470F1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C470F1 is a violet with RGB values 196, 112, 241 and HSL 279°, 82%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C470F1#C470F1
HEX#C470F1
RGBrgb(196, 112, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4392, 0.9451
RGB percentages76.9%, 43.9%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(279.1, 82.2%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 53.5%, 94.5%)
CMYK18.7%, 53.5%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,873,969
CSS custom property--colour: #C470F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#3B8F0E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D90F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6996EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BF86A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10Violet · ΔE 17.3Orchid · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DF170
Analogous#8370F1, #F170DE
Triadic#F1C470, #70F1C4
Split complementary#DDF170, #70F184
Tetradic#F18470, #9DF170, #70DEF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFBFF
Lighter +20%#EACDFA
Lighter +10%#D79EF6
Darker −10%#B142EC
Darker −20%#9D16E5
Darker −30%#7D12B6
Darker −40%#5D0D88
More saturated +25%#C862FF
Less saturated −25%#BE84DD

Channel breakdown

R196
G112
B241
Red196 (76.9%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue279.07°
Saturation (HSL)82.17%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 70 · B F1

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