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Recognised as Colour

#C615EE

  • #C615EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C615EE is a violet with RGB values 198, 21, 238 and HSL 289°, 86%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C615EE#C615EE
HEX#C615EE
RGBrgb(198, 21, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.0824, 0.9333
RGB percentages77.6%, 8.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(288.9, 86.5%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 91.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK16.8%, 91.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,981,742
CSS custom property--colour: #C615EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#39EA11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#267DEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C5548Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.4Fuchsia · ΔE 17.6Magenta · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 18.9Dark orchid · ΔE 22.9Medium orchid · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DEE15
Analogous#5915EE, #EE15AA
Triadic#EEC615, #15EEC6
Split complementary#AAEE15, #15EE59
Tetradic#EE5915, #3DEE15, #15AAEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4D3FC
Lighter +30%#E9A4F8
Lighter +20%#DD74F5
Lighter +10%#D245F1
Darker −10%#A10EC2
Darker −20%#790B92
Darker −30%#520763
Darker −40%#2B0433
More saturated +25%#D104FF
Less saturated −25%#B234CF

Channel breakdown

R198
G21
B238
Red198 (77.6%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue288.94°
Saturation (HSL)86.45%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 15 · B EE

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