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Recognised as Colour

#C667EF

  • #C667EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C667EF is a violet with RGB values 198, 103, 239 and HSL 282°, 81%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C667EF#C667EF
HEX#C667EF
RGBrgb(198, 103, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.4039, 0.9373
RGB percentages77.6%, 40.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(281.9, 81%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 56.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK17.2%, 56.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,002,735
CSS custom property--colour: #C667EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#399810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#408BF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6493ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#C37EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8Violet · ΔE 19.3Orchid · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 23Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90EF67
Analogous#8267EF, #EF67D4
Triadic#EFC667, #67EFC6
Split complementary#D4EF67, #67EF82
Tetradic#EF8267, #90EF67, #67D4EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF1FE
Lighter +20%#E9C3F9
Lighter +10%#D795F4
Darker −10%#B539EA
Darker −20%#9F17D9
Darker −30%#7D12AB
Darker −40%#5B0D7D
More saturated +25%#CC57FF
Less saturated −25%#BE7CDA

Channel breakdown

R198
G103
B239
Red198 (77.6%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue281.91°
Saturation (HSL)80.95%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 67 · B EF

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