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Colour

#C47AE1

  • #C47AE1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C47AE1 is a violet with RGB values 196, 122, 225 and HSL 283°, 63%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C47AE1#C47AE1
HEX#C47AE1
RGBrgb(196, 122, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4784, 0.8824
RGB percentages76.9%, 47.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(283.1, 63.2%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 45.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK12.9%, 45.8%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,876,513
CSS custom property--colour: #C47AE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#3B851E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6793E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9ADEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C389A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.4Violet · ΔE 13.2Medium purple · ΔE 15Medium orchid · ΔE 17Plum · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97E17A
Analogous#917AE1, #E17ACA
Triadic#E1C47A, #7AE1C4
Split complementary#CAE17A, #7AE191
Tetradic#E1917A, #97E17A, #7ACAE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF7FD
Lighter +20%#E9CDF4
Lighter +10%#D6A4EA
Darker −10%#B250D8
Darker −20%#9C2DC8
Darker −30%#7C249E
Darker −40%#5B1A75
More saturated +25%#CD66F5
Less saturated −25%#BB8ECD

Channel breakdown

R196
G122
B225
Red196 (76.9%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue283.11°
Saturation (HSL)63.19%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 7A · B E1

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