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Recognised as Colour

#C65DF1

  • #C65DF1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C65DF1 is a violet with RGB values 198, 93, 241 and HSL 283°, 84%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C65DF1#C65DF1
HEX#C65DF1
RGBrgb(198, 93, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.3647, 0.9451
RGB percentages77.6%, 36.5%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(282.6, 84.1%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 61.4%, 94.5%)
CMYK17.8%, 61.4%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,000,177
CSS custom property--colour: #C65DF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#39A20E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2886F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A8FEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C3789Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.7Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2Violet · ΔE 24.4Orchid · ΔE 24.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88F15D
Analogous#7C5DF1, #F15DD2
Triadic#F1C65D, #5DF1C6
Split complementary#D2F15D, #5DF17C
Tetradic#F17C5D, #88F15D, #5DD2F1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8EAFD
Lighter +20%#E7BBF9
Lighter +10%#D78CF5
Darker −10%#B52EED
Darker −20%#9D12D6
Darker −30%#7A0EA7
Darker −40%#580A78
More saturated +25%#CC4FFF
Less saturated −25%#BD73DB

Channel breakdown

R198
G93
B241
Red198 (77.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue282.57°
Saturation (HSL)84.09%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 5D · B F1

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