Recognised as Colour

#C485E2

#C485E2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C485E2 is a violet with RGB values 196, 133, 226 and HSL 281°, 62%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C485E2

RGBrgb(196, 133, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5216, 0.8863

RGB percentages76.9%, 52.2%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(280.6, 61.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 41.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK13.3%, 41.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,879,330

CSS custom property--colour: #C485E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#3B7A1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#749AE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#849FDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C292A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.5 Medium purple · ΔE 16.1 Violet · ΔE 16.7 Plum · ΔE 19.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8 Slate blue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3E285

Analogous#9685E2, #E285D1

Triadic#E2C485, #85E2C4

Split complementary#D1E285, #85E296

Tetradic#E29685, #A3E285, #85D1E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECD7F6

Lighter +10%#D8AEEC

Darker −10%#B05CD8

Darker −20%#9C33CE

Darker −30%#7E28A6

Darker −40%#5E1E7D

More saturated +25%#CB72F5

Less saturated −25%#BD98CF

Channel breakdown

R196

G133

B226

Red196 (76.9%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue280.65°

Saturation (HSL)61.59%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 85 · B E2

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Colour values

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