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Recognised as Colour

#C56DFD

  • #C56DFD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C56DFD is a violet with RGB values 197, 109, 253 and HSL 277°, 97%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C56DFD#C56DFD
HEX#C56DFD
RGBrgb(197, 109, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4275, 0.9922
RGB percentages77.3%, 42.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(276.7, 97.3%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 56.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK22.1%, 56.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,938,749
CSS custom property--colour: #C56DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#3A9202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C91FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E96FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BE87ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4Violet · ΔE 23Orchid · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5FD6D
Analogous#7D6DFD, #FD6DED
Triadic#FDC56D, #6DFDC5
Split complementary#EDFD6D, #6DFD7D
Tetradic#FD7D6D, #A5FD6D, #6DEDFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDD2FE
Lighter +10%#D99FFE
Darker −10%#B13BFC
Darker −20%#9D08FC
Darker −30%#7F03CE
Darker −40%#60029C
More saturated +25%#C56BFF
Less saturated −25%#C180EB

Channel breakdown

R197
G109
B253
Red197 (77.3%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue276.67°
Saturation (HSL)97.3%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 6D · B FD

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