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Recognised as Colour

#C55DE4

  • #C55DE4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C55DE4 is a violet with RGB values 197, 93, 228 and HSL 286°, 71%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C55DE4#C55DE4
HEX#C55DE4
RGBrgb(197, 93, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.3647, 0.8941
RGB percentages77.3%, 36.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(286.2, 71.4%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 59.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK13.6%, 59.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,934,628
CSS custom property--colour: #C55DE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#3AA21B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3983E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#628DE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C47398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.7Dark orchid · ΔE 17.1Orchid · ΔE 18.5Violet · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CE45D
Analogous#815DE4, #E45DC0
Triadic#E4C55D, #5DE4C5
Split complementary#C0E45D, #5DE482
Tetradic#E4825D, #7CE45D, #5DC0E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E0FA
Lighter +20%#E4B4F3
Lighter +10%#D589EB
Darker −10%#B531DD
Darker −20%#981FBC
Darker −30%#741890
Darker −40%#511164
More saturated +25%#D245FC
Less saturated −25%#B875CC

Channel breakdown

R197
G93
B228
Red197 (77.3%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue286.22°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 5D · B E4

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