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Recognised as Colour

#C574E9

  • #C574E9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C574E9 is a violet with RGB values 197, 116, 233 and HSL 282°, 73%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C574E9#C574E9
HEX#C574E9
RGBrgb(197, 116, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4549, 0.9137
RGB percentages77.3%, 45.5%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(281.5, 72.7%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 50.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK15.5%, 50.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,940,521
CSS custom property--colour: #C574E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#3A8B16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A91EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7298E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C286A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5Orchid · ΔE 13Violet · ΔE 13.6Medium purple · ΔE 16.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98E974
Analogous#8B74E9, #E974D3
Triadic#E9C574, #74E9C5
Split complementary#D3E974, #74E98B
Tetradic#E98B74, #98E974, #74D3E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF8FE
Lighter +20%#EACCF7
Lighter +10%#D7A0F0
Darker −10%#B348E2
Darker −20%#9E22D5
Darker −30%#7D1BA9
Darker −40%#5D147D
More saturated +25%#CD60FD
Less saturated −25%#BD88D5

Channel breakdown

R197
G116
B233
Red197 (77.3%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue281.54°
Saturation (HSL)72.67%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 74 · B E9

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