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Recognised as Colour

#C571EE

  • #C571EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C571EE is a violet with RGB values 197, 113, 238 and HSL 280°, 79%, 69%. 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

#C571EE#C571EE
HEX#C571EE
RGBrgb(197, 113, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4431, 0.9333
RGB percentages77.3%, 44.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(280.3, 78.6%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 52.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK17.2%, 52.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,939,758
CSS custom property--colour: #C571EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#3A8E11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5290F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D97EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C185A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 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 text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.9Orchid · ΔE 15.7Violet · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AEE71
Analogous#8671EE, #EE71D9
Triadic#EEC571, #71EEC5
Split complementary#D9EE71, #71EE86
Tetradic#EE8671, #9AEE71, #71D9EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFAFE
Lighter +20%#EACCF9
Lighter +10%#D89FF3
Darker −10%#B243E9
Darker −20%#9E1BDE
Darker −30%#7E15B1
Darker −40%#5D1083
More saturated +25%#CB60FF
Less saturated −25%#BE85DA

Channel breakdown

R197
G113
B238
Red197 (77.3%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue280.32°
Saturation (HSL)78.62%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 71 · B EE

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