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Recognised as Colour

#C481E4

  • #C481E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C481E4 is a violet with RGB values 196, 129, 228 and HSL 281°, 65%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C481E4#C481E4
HEX#C481E4
RGBrgb(196, 129, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5059, 0.8941
RGB percentages76.9%, 50.6%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(280.6, 64.7%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 43.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK14%, 43.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,878,308
CSS custom property--colour: #C481E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#3B7E1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E98E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#809DE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C28FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.7Medium purple · ΔE 14.8Violet · ΔE 14.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Plum · ΔE 22.9Slate blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1E481
Analogous#9281E4, #E481D3
Triadic#E4C481, #81E4C4
Split complementary#D3E481, #81E492
Tetradic#E49281, #A1E481, #81D3E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBD5F6
Lighter +10%#D8ABED
Darker −10%#B057DB
Darker −20%#9D2DD2
Darker −30%#7D24A8
Darker −40%#5E1B7E
More saturated +25%#CB6EF7
Less saturated −25%#BD94D1

Channel breakdown

R196
G129
B228
Red196 (76.9%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue280.61°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 81 · B E4

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