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Recognised as Colour

#C580EA

  • #C580EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C580EA is a violet with RGB values 197, 128, 234 and HSL 279°, 72%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C580EA#C580EA
HEX#C580EA
RGBrgb(197, 128, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.502, 0.9176
RGB percentages77.3%, 50.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(279.1, 71.6%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 45.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK15.8%, 45.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,943,594
CSS custom property--colour: #C580EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#3A7F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A98EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9EE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C290AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.7Violet · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 14.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5EA80
Analogous#9080EA, #EA80DA
Triadic#EAC580, #80EAC5
Split complementary#DAEA80, #80EA90
Tetradic#EA9080, #A5EA80, #80DAEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDD8F8
Lighter +10%#D9ACF1
Darker −10%#B154E3
Darker −20%#9D28DC
Darker −30%#7F1EB3
Darker −40%#601688
More saturated +25%#CB6DFC
Less saturated −25%#BF93D7

Channel breakdown

R197
G128
B234
Red197 (77.3%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue279.06°
Saturation (HSL)71.62%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 80 · B EA

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