Recognised as Colour

#C54AE1

#C54AE1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C54AE1 is a violet with RGB values 197, 74, 225 and HSL 289°, 72%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C54AE1

RGBrgb(197, 74, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.2902, 0.8824

RGB percentages77.3%, 29%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(288.9, 71.6%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 67.1%, 88.2%)

CMYK12.4%, 67.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,929,761

CSS custom property--colour: #C54AE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#3AB51E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0979E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5686DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C56590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9 Dark violet · ΔE 23 Blue violet · ΔE 23.8 Orchid · ΔE 25.6 Violet · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66E14A

Analogous#7A4AE1, #E14AB2

Triadic#E1C54A, #4AE1C5

Split complementary#B2E14A, #4AE179

Tetradic#E1794A, #66E14A, #4AB2E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF9FE

Lighter +30%#EFCDF7

Lighter +20%#E1A1F0

Lighter +10%#D376E8

Darker −10%#B423D5

Darker −20%#8F1CA9

Darker −30%#6A157D

Darker −40%#450E51

More saturated +25%#D630FB

Less saturated −25%#B464C7

Channel breakdown

R197

G74

B225

Red197 (77.3%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue288.87°

Saturation (HSL)71.56%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 4A · B E1

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