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Recognised as Colour

#C57EFC

  • #C57EFC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C57EFC is a violet with RGB values 197, 126, 252 and HSL 274°, 95%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C57EFC#C57EFC
HEX#C57EFC
RGBrgb(197, 126, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4941, 0.9882
RGB percentages77.3%, 49.4%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(273.8, 95.5%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 50%, 98.8%)
CMYK21.8%, 50%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,943,100
CSS custom property--colour: #C57EFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#3A8103

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B9AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#709EF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BD94B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 16.6Violet · ΔE 17.6Orchid · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5FC7E
Analogous#867EFC, #FC7EF4
Triadic#FCC57E, #7EFCC5
Split complementary#F4FC7E, #7EFC86
Tetradic#FC867E, #B5FC7E, #7EF4FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2E2FE
Lighter +10%#DBB0FD
Darker −10%#AF4CFB
Darker −20%#981AFA
Darker −30%#7E05DC
Darker −40%#6204AA
More saturated +25%#C57BFF
Less saturated −25%#C38FEC

Channel breakdown

R197
G126
B252
Red197 (77.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue273.81°
Saturation (HSL)95.45%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 7E · B FC

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