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Recognised as Colour

#C65EFE

  • #C65EFE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C65EFE is a violet with RGB values 198, 94, 254 and HSL 279°, 99%, 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

#C65EFE#C65EFE
HEX#C65EFE
RGBrgb(198, 94, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.3686, 0.9961
RGB percentages77.6%, 36.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(279, 98.8%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279, 63%, 99.6%)
CMYK22%, 63%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,000,446
CSS custom property--colour: #C65EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#39A101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0389FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F90FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BF7DA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.4Violet · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96FE5E
Analogous#765EFE, #FE5EE6
Triadic#FEC65E, #5EFEC6
Split complementary#E6FE5E, #5EFE76
Tetradic#FE765E, #96FE5E, #5EE6FE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF6FF
Lighter +20%#EAC3FF
Lighter +10%#D891FE
Darker −10%#B42BFE
Darker −20%#9F02F4
Darker −30%#7E01C2
Darker −40%#5D018F
More saturated +25%#C65DFF
Less saturated −25%#C072EA

Channel breakdown

R198
G94
B254
Red198 (77.6%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue279°
Saturation (HSL)98.77%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 5E · B FE

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