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Colour

#C55EFF

  • #C55EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C55EFF is a violet with RGB values 197, 94, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C55EFF#C55EFF
HEX#C55EFF
RGBrgb(197, 94, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.3686, 1
RGB percentages77.3%, 36.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(278.4, 100%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 63.1%, 100%)
CMYK22.7%, 63.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,934,911
CSS custom property--colour: #C55EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#3AA100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D90FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BE7EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Blue violet · ΔE 20.7Dark violet · ΔE 23Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.3Violet · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98FF5E
Analogous#745EFF, #FF5EE9
Triadic#FFC55E, #5EFFC5
Split complementary#E8FF5E, #5EFF75
Tetradic#FF755E, #98FF5E, #5EE9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF7FF
Lighter +20%#EAC4FF
Lighter +10%#D791FF
Darker −10%#B32BFF
Darker −20%#9E00F7
Darker −30%#7D00C4
Darker −40%#5D0091
More saturated +25%#C55EFF
Less saturated −25%#BF72EB

Channel breakdown

R197
G94
B255
Red197 (77.3%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue278.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 5E · B FF

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