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Recognised as Colour

#C542E0

  • #C542E0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C542E0 is a violet with RGB values 197, 66, 224 and HSL 290°, 72%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C542E0#C542E0
HEX#C542E0
RGBrgb(197, 66, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.2588, 0.8784
RGB percentages77.3%, 25.9%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(289.7, 71.8%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 70.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK12.1%, 70.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,927,712
CSS custom property--colour: #C542E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#3ABD1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5183DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C6608Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1Dark violet · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Fuchsia · ΔE 27.9Magenta · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DE042
Analogous#7642E0, #E042AC
Triadic#E0C542, #42E0C5
Split complementary#ACE042, #42E076
Tetradic#E07642, #5DE042, #42ACE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF1FD
Lighter +30%#EDC5F6
Lighter +20%#E09AEE
Lighter +10%#D26EE7
Darker −10%#B022CD
Darker −20%#8A1AA2
Darker −30%#651376
Darker −40%#3F0C4A
More saturated +25%#D726FC
Less saturated −25%#B35EC4

Channel breakdown

R197
G66
B224
Red197 (77.3%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue289.75°
Saturation (HSL)71.82%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 42 · B E0

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