Recognised as Colour

#C58DEA

#C58DEA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C58DEA is a violet with RGB values 197, 141, 234 and HSL 276°, 69%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#C58DEA

RGBrgb(197, 141, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5529, 0.9176

RGB percentages77.3%, 55.3%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(276.1, 68.9%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.1, 39.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK15.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,946,922

CSS custom property--colour: #C58DEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#3A7215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7BA1EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#88A5E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C19BB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.6 Orchid · ΔE 18.4 Violet · ΔE 18.6 Plum · ΔE 18.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.4 Slate blue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2EA8D

Analogous#978DEA, #EA8DE0

Triadic#EAC58D, #8DEAC5

Split complementary#E1EA8D, #8DEA97

Tetradic#EA978D, #B2EA8D, #8DE1EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1E3FA

Lighter +10%#DBB8F2

Darker −10%#AF62E2

Darker −20%#9937DA

Darker −30%#7F23BB

Darker −40%#621B90

More saturated +25%#C87CFB

Less saturated −25%#C29ED9

Channel breakdown

R197

G141

B234

Red197 (77.3%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue276.13°

Saturation (HSL)68.89%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 8D · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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