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Recognised as Colour

#C59EDD

  • #C59EDD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C59EDD is a violet with RGB values 197, 158, 221 and HSL 277°, 48%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C59EDD#C59EDD
HEX#C59EDD
RGBrgb(197, 158, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6196, 0.8667
RGB percentages77.3%, 62%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(277.1, 48.1%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 28.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK10.9%, 28.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,951,261
CSS custom property--colour: #C59EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#3A6122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94AAE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CAEDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C3A6B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 8.5Thistle · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.5Medium purple · ΔE 30.3Light steelblue · ΔE 30.5Orchid · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 8.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6DD9E
Analogous#A59EDD, #DD9ED6
Triadic#DDC59E, #9EDDC5
Split complementary#D6DD9E, #9EDDA5
Tetradic#DDA59E, #B6DD9E, #9ED6DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EAF7
Lighter +10%#DCC4EA
Darker −10%#AE78D0
Darker −20%#9852C3
Darker −30%#7E3BA7
Darker −40%#622D82
More saturated +25%#C98EED
Less saturated −25%#C1AECD

Channel breakdown

R197
G158
B221
Red197 (77.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue277.14°
Saturation (HSL)48.09%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 9E · B DD

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