Recognised as Colour

#C593EB

#C593EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C593EB is a violet with RGB values 197, 147, 235 and HSL 274°, 69%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C593EB

RGBrgb(197, 147, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5765, 0.9216

RGB percentages77.3%, 57.6%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(274.1, 68.8%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.1, 37.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK16.2%, 37.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,948,459

CSS custom property--colour: #C593EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1

Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#3A6C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82A5EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8DA8E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C0A0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.2 Medium purple · ΔE 18.8 Orchid · ΔE 21.3 Violet · ΔE 21.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9EB93

Analogous#9993EB, #EB93E5

Triadic#EBC593, #93EBC5

Split complementary#E5EB93, #93EB99

Tetradic#EB9993, #B9EB93, #93E5EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3E9FB

Lighter +10%#DCBEF3

Darker −10%#AE68E3

Darker −20%#973DDB

Darker −30%#7D24C1

Darker −40%#611C96

More saturated +25%#C783FB

Less saturated −25%#C3A3DB

Channel breakdown

R197

G147

B235

Red197 (77.3%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue274.09°

Saturation (HSL)68.75%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 93 · B EB

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