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Recognised as Colour

#C538EB

  • #C538EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C538EB is a violet with RGB values 197, 56, 235 and HSL 287°, 82%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C538EB#C538EB
HEX#C538EB
RGBrgb(197, 56, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.2196, 0.9216
RGB percentages77.3%, 22%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(287.3, 81.7%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 76.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK16.2%, 76.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,925,163
CSS custom property--colour: #C538EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#3AC714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F82E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C45F91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.2Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Blue violet · ΔE 17.7Fuchsia · ΔE 22.5Magenta · ΔE 22.5Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EEB38
Analogous#6C38EB, #EB38B7
Triadic#EBC538, #38EBC5
Split complementary#B8EB38, #38EB6B
Tetradic#EB6B38, #5EEB38, #38B7EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF1FE
Lighter +30%#EEC3F9
Lighter +20%#E095F4
Lighter +10%#D366F0
Darker −10%#B016DA
Darker −20%#8B11AC
Darker −30%#650D7D
Darker −40%#40084F
More saturated +25%#D124FF
Less saturated −25%#B553D0

Channel breakdown

R197
G56
B235
Red197 (77.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue287.26°
Saturation (HSL)81.74%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 38 · B EB

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