Colour

#C574DC

#C574DC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C574DC is a violet with RGB values 197, 116, 220 and HSL 287°, 60%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C574DC

RGBrgb(197, 116, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4549, 0.8627

RGB percentages77.3%, 45.5%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(286.7, 59.8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 47.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK10.5%, 47.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,940,508

CSS custom property--colour: #C574DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#3A8B23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#628EE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7997D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C5829Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.2 Violet · ΔE 12.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8 Medium purple · ΔE 16.4 Slate blue · ΔE 26.6 Plum · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8BDC74

Analogous#9174DC, #DC74BF

Triadic#DCC574, #74DCC5

Split complementary#BFDC74, #74DC91

Tetradic#DC9174, #8BDC74, #74BFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8EEFB

Lighter +20%#E7C5F1

Lighter +10%#D69DE6

Darker −10%#B44BD2

Darker −20%#9C2FBB

Darker −30%#7A2592

Darker −40%#581B69

More saturated +25%#D15EF2

Less saturated −25%#B98AC6

Channel breakdown

R197

G116

B220

Red197 (77.3%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue286.73°

Saturation (HSL)59.77%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 74 · B DC

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