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Colour

#C577EC

  • #C577EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C577EC is a violet with RGB values 197, 119, 236 and HSL 280°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C577EC#C577EC
HEX#C577EC
RGBrgb(197, 119, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4667, 0.9255
RGB percentages77.3%, 46.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(280, 75.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 49.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK16.5%, 49.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,941,292
CSS custom property--colour: #C577EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#3A8813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C93F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7399E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C289A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.6Orchid · ΔE 13.7Violet · ΔE 14Medium purple · ΔE 15.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9Slate blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EEC77
Analogous#8B77EC, #EC77D8
Triadic#ECC577, #77ECC5
Split complementary#D8EC77, #77EC8B
Tetradic#EC8B77, #9EEC77, #77D9EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#EBD0F9
Lighter +10%#D8A4F2
Darker −10%#B24AE6
Darker −20%#9E1FDE
Darker −30%#7E19B1
Darker −40%#5E1384
More saturated +25%#CB64FF
Less saturated −25%#BF8AD9

Channel breakdown

R197
G119
B236
Red197 (77.3%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)75.48%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 77 · B EC

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