Recognised as Colour

#C57CEA

#C57CEA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C57CEA is a violet with RGB values 197, 124, 234 and HSL 280°, 72%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C57CEA

RGBrgb(197, 124, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4863, 0.9176

RGB percentages77.3%, 48.6%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(279.8, 72.4%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 47%, 91.8%)

CMYK15.8%, 47%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,942,570

CSS custom property--colour: #C57CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#3A8315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6496EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#799CE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C28DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.1 Violet · ΔE 13.6 Medium purple · ΔE 14.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1EA7C

Analogous#8E7CEA, #EA7CD8

Triadic#EAC57C, #7CEAC5

Split complementary#D8EA7C, #7CEA8E

Tetradic#EA8E7C, #A1EA7C, #7CD8EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECD4F8

Lighter +10%#D8A8F1

Darker −10%#B250E3

Darker −20%#9E24DC

Darker −30%#7F1CB1

Darker −40%#5F1585

More saturated +25%#CB69FD

Less saturated −25%#BF8FD7

Channel breakdown

R197

G124

B234

Red197 (77.3%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue279.82°

Saturation (HSL)72.37%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 7C · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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