Colour

#C49FFF

#C49FFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C49FFF is a violet with RGB values 196, 159, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C49FFF#C49FFF

HEX#C49FFF

RGBrgb(196, 159, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6235, 1

RGB percentages76.9%, 62.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(263.1, 100%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 37.6%, 100%)

CMYK23.1%, 37.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,886,015

CSS custom property--colour: #C49FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#3B6000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8FB0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B9AFC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.1 Plum · ΔE 20.8 Violet · ΔE 24.7 Orchid · ΔE 26 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1 Slate blue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAFF9F

Analogous#9FAAFF, #F49FFF

Triadic#FFC49F, #9FFFC4

Split complementary#FFF49F, #AAFF9F

Tetradic#FF9FAA, #DAFF9F, #9FFFF4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E3D2FF

Darker −10%#A56CFF

Darker −20%#8539FF

Darker −30%#6606FF

Darker −40%#5100D2

More saturated +25%#C49FFF

Less saturated −25%#C7ABF3

Channel breakdown

R196

G159

B255

Red196 (76.9%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue263.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 9F · B FF

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