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Recognised as Colour

#C643E4

  • #C643E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C643E4 is a violet with RGB values 198, 67, 228 and HSL 289°, 75%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C643E4#C643E4
HEX#C643E4
RGBrgb(198, 67, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.2627, 0.8941
RGB percentages77.6%, 26.3%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(288.8, 74.9%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 70.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK13.2%, 70.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,993,508
CSS custom property--colour: #C643E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#39BC1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F85E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original
Tritanopia#C66290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Dark violet · ΔE 19.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.3Fuchsia · ΔE 27Magenta · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61E443
Analogous#7643E4, #E443B1
Triadic#E4C643, #43E4C6
Split complementary#B2E443, #43E476
Tetradic#E47643, #61E443, #43B1E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF5FE
Lighter +30%#EFC9F7
Lighter +20%#E19CF1
Lighter +10%#D470EA
Darker −10%#B31FD5
Darker −20%#8E18A9
Darker −30%#68127C
Darker −40%#430B50
More saturated +25%#D728FF
Less saturated −25%#B55EC9

Channel breakdown

R198
G67
B228
Red198 (77.6%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue288.82°
Saturation (HSL)74.88%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 43 · B E4

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