Recognised as Colour

#C595EA

#C595EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C595EA is a violet with RGB values 197, 149, 234 and HSL 274°, 67%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C595EA

RGBrgb(197, 149, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5843, 0.9176

RGB percentages77.3%, 58.4%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(273.9, 66.9%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 36.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK15.8%, 36.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,948,970

CSS custom property--colour: #C595EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#3A6A15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85A6EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8FA9E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C1A1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.8 Medium purple · ΔE 20.1 Orchid · ΔE 22.6 Violet · ΔE 22.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAEA95

Analogous#9B95EA, #EA95E5

Triadic#EAC595, #95EAC5

Split complementary#E5EA95, #95EA9B

Tetradic#EA9B95, #BAEA95, #95E5EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4EAFB

Lighter +10%#DCC0F2

Darker −10%#AE6AE2

Darker −20%#9640D9

Darker −30%#7D26C0

Darker −40%#611E95

More saturated +25%#C785FA

Less saturated −25%#C3A5DA

Channel breakdown

R197

G149

B234

Red197 (77.3%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue273.88°

Saturation (HSL)66.93%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 95 · B EA

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