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Recognised as Colour

#C65DFF

  • #C65DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C65DFF is a violet with RGB values 198, 93, 255 and HSL 279°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C65DFF#C65DFF
HEX#C65DFF
RGBrgb(198, 93, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.3647, 1
RGB percentages77.6%, 36.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(278.9, 100%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 63.5%, 100%)
CMYK22.4%, 63.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,000,191
CSS custom property--colour: #C65DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#39A200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D90FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BF7DA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Blue violet · ΔE 20.5Dark violet · ΔE 22.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9Violet · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96FF5D
Analogous#755DFF, #FF5DE7
Triadic#FFC65D, #5DFFC6
Split complementary#E7FF5D, #5DFF75
Tetradic#FF755D, #96FF5D, #5DE7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF6FF
Lighter +20%#EAC3FF
Lighter +10%#D890FF
Darker −10%#B42AFF
Darker −20%#9F00F6
Darker −30%#7E00C3
Darker −40%#5D0090
More saturated +25%#C65DFF
Less saturated −25%#C071EB

Channel breakdown

R198
G93
B255
Red198 (77.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue278.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 5D · B FF

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