Colour

#C482E1

#C482E1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C482E1 is a violet with RGB values 196, 130, 225 and HSL 282°, 61%, 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

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HEX#C482E1

RGBrgb(196, 130, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5098, 0.8824

RGB percentages76.9%, 51%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(281.7, 61.3%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 42.2%, 88.2%)

CMYK12.9%, 42.2%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,878,561

CSS custom property--colour: #C482E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33137WCAG 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 7.63:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#3B7D1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7198E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#829EDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C28FA7no 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 text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.2 Violet · ΔE 15.6 Medium purple · ΔE 15.7 Plum · ΔE 21 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.2 Slate blue · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9FE182

Analogous#9582E1, #E182CE

Triadic#E1C482, #82E1C4

Split complementary#CEE182, #82E195

Tetradic#E19582, #9FE182, #82CEE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#EBD4F5

Lighter +10%#D7ABEB

Darker −10%#B159D7

Darker −20%#9D31CC

Darker −30%#7D27A3

Darker −40%#5E1D7A

More saturated +25%#CC6FF4

Less saturated −25%#BC95CE

Channel breakdown

R196

G130

B225

Red196 (76.9%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue281.68°

Saturation (HSL)61.29%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 82 · B E1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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