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Recognised as Colour

#C482FA

  • #C482FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C482FA is a violet with RGB values 196, 130, 250 and HSL 273°, 92%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C482FA#C482FA
HEX#C482FA
RGBrgb(196, 130, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5098, 0.9804
RGB percentages76.9%, 51%, 98%
HSLhsl(273, 92.3%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273, 48%, 98%)
CMYK21.6%, 48%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,878,586
CSS custom property--colour: #C482FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#3B7D05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#629CFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#75A0F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BC96B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.7Violet · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 17Orchid · ΔE 18.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8FA82
Analogous#8882FA, #FA82F4
Triadic#FAC482, #82FAC4
Split complementary#F4FA82, #82FA88
Tetradic#FA8882, #B8FA82, #82F4FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2E4FE
Lighter +10%#DBB3FC
Darker −10%#AD51F8
Darker −20%#9620F6
Darker −30%#7C09DA
Darker −40%#6007A9
More saturated +25%#C47DFF
Less saturated −25%#C292EA

Channel breakdown

R196
G130
B250
Red196 (76.9%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue273°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 82 · B FA

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