Colour

#C669D9

#C669D9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C669D9 is a violet with RGB values 198, 105, 217 and HSL 290°, 60%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C669D9

RGBrgb(198, 105, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.4118, 0.851

RGB percentages77.6%, 41.2%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(289.8, 59.6%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 51.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK8.8%, 51.6%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,003,225

CSS custom property--colour: #C669D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#399626

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5688DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7392D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C77997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 9.3 Violet · ΔE 12.1 Medium purple · ΔE 19.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.5 Slate blue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7CD969

Analogous#8E69D9, #D969B4

Triadic#D9C669, #69D9C6

Split complementary#B4D969, #69D98E

Tetradic#D98E69, #7CD969, #69B4D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4E3F8

Lighter +20%#E5BAEE

Lighter +10%#D592E3

Darker −10%#B740CF

Darker −20%#992CB0

Darker −30%#762287

Darker −40%#52185E

More saturated +25%#D651F1

Less saturated −25%#B681C2

Channel breakdown

R198

G105

B217

Red198 (77.6%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue289.82°

Saturation (HSL)59.57%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 69 · B D9

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