Colour

#C58AED

#C58AED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C58AED is a violet with RGB values 197, 138, 237 and HSL 276°, 73%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#C58AED

RGBrgb(197, 138, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5412, 0.9294

RGB percentages77.3%, 54.1%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(275.8, 73.3%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.8, 41.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK16.9%, 41.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,946,157

CSS custom property--colour: #C58AED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#3A7512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#759FF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#84A3EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C099B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15 Orchid · ΔE 17 Violet · ΔE 17 Plum · ΔE 21.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6 Slate blue · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2ED8A

Analogous#948AED, #ED8AE4

Triadic#EDC58A, #8AEDC5

Split complementary#E4ED8A, #8AED94

Tetradic#ED948A, #B2ED8A, #8AE4ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1E2FB

Lighter +10%#DBB6F4

Darker −10%#AF5EE6

Darker −20%#9932DF

Darker −30%#7F1EC0

Darker −40%#621794

More saturated +25%#C879FE

Less saturated −25%#C29BDC

Channel breakdown

R197

G138

B237

Red197 (77.3%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue275.76°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 8A · B ED

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Colour values

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