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Recognised as Colour

#C47EDD

  • #C47EDD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C47EDD is a violet with RGB values 196, 126, 221 and HSL 284°, 58%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C47EDD#C47EDD
HEX#C47EDD
RGBrgb(196, 126, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4941, 0.8667
RGB percentages76.9%, 49.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(284.2, 58.3%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 43%, 86.7%)
CMYK11.3%, 43%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,877,533
CSS custom property--colour: #C47EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#3B8122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E95E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#809BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C38BA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.7Violet · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Plum · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97DD7E
Analogous#957EDD, #DD7EC6
Triadic#DDC47E, #7EDDC4
Split complementary#C7DD7E, #7EDD95
Tetradic#DD957E, #97DD7E, #7EC7DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF7FD
Lighter +20%#E9CFF2
Lighter +10%#D6A6E8
Darker −10%#B256D2
Darker −20%#9C33C2
Darker −30%#7C289A
Darker −40%#5B1E71
More saturated +25%#CE6AF1
Less saturated −25%#BA92C9

Channel breakdown

R196
G126
B221
Red196 (76.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue284.21°
Saturation (HSL)58.28%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 7E · B DD

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