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Recognised as Colour

#C473DA

  • #C473DA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C473DA is a violet with RGB values 196, 115, 218 and HSL 287°, 58%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C473DA#C473DA
HEX#C473DA
RGBrgb(196, 115, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.451, 0.8549
RGB percentages76.9%, 45.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(287.2, 58.2%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 47.2%, 85.5%)
CMYK10.1%, 47.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,874,714
CSS custom property--colour: #C473DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#3B8C25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#628DDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7996D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C4819Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.1Violet · ΔE 12.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.6Plum · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89DA73
Analogous#9073DA, #DA73BD
Triadic#DAC473, #73DAC4
Split complementary#BDDA73, #73DA91
Tetradic#DA9173, #89DA73, #73BDDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7ECFA
Lighter +20%#E6C4EF
Lighter +10%#D59BE5
Darker −10%#B34BCF
Darker −20%#9A30B7
Darker −30%#78268E
Darker −40%#561B66
More saturated +25%#D15DF0
Less saturated −25%#B789C4

Channel breakdown

R196
G115
B218
Red196 (76.9%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue287.18°
Saturation (HSL)58.19%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 73 · B DA

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