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Recognised as Colour

#C485EA

  • #C485EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C485EA is a violet with RGB values 196, 133, 234 and HSL 277°, 71%, 72%. 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

#C485EA#C485EA
HEX#C485EA
RGBrgb(196, 133, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5216, 0.9176
RGB percentages76.9%, 52.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(277.4, 70.6%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 43.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK16.2%, 43.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,879,338
CSS custom property--colour: #C485EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#3B7A15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#709BEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A0E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C094ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.3Orchid · ΔE 15.4Violet · ΔE 15.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Plum · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABEA85
Analogous#9185EA, #EA85DE
Triadic#EAC485, #85EAC4
Split complementary#DDEA85, #85EA91
Tetradic#EA9185, #ABEA85, #85DEEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEDCF9
Lighter +10%#D9B1F1
Darker −10%#AF59E3
Darker −20%#9A2EDB
Darker −30%#7E1FB7
Darker −40%#60188B
More saturated +25%#C873FC
Less saturated −25%#C097D8

Channel breakdown

R196
G133
B234
Red196 (76.9%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue277.43°
Saturation (HSL)70.63%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 85 · B EA

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