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Recognised as Colour

#C554E3

  • #C554E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C554E3 is a violet with RGB values 197, 84, 227 and HSL 287°, 72%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C554E3#C554E3
HEX#C554E3
RGBrgb(197, 84, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.3294, 0.8902
RGB percentages77.3%, 32.9%, 89%
HSLhsl(287.4, 71.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 63%, 89%)
CMYK13.2%, 63%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,932,323
CSS custom property--colour: #C554E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#3AAB1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#287EE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C8ADFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C56D94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.5Dark orchid · ΔE 14.4Orchid · ΔE 22.1Violet · ΔE 23Blue violet · ΔE 26.2Dark violet · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72E354
Analogous#7D54E3, #E354BA
Triadic#E3C554, #54E3C5
Split complementary#BAE354, #54E37E
Tetradic#E37D54, #72E354, #54B9E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2D7F9
Lighter +20%#E3ACF1
Lighter +10%#D480EA
Darker −10%#B628DC
Darker −20%#941DB4
Darker −30%#701688
Darker −40%#4C0F5C
More saturated +25%#D33BFC
Less saturated −25%#B76DCA

Channel breakdown

R197
G84
B227
Red197 (77.3%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue287.41°
Saturation (HSL)71.86%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 54 · B E3

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