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Recognised as Colour

#C671EE

  • #C671EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C671EE is a violet with RGB values 198, 113, 238 and HSL 281°, 79%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C671EE#C671EE
HEX#C671EE
RGBrgb(198, 113, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.4431, 0.9333
RGB percentages77.6%, 44.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(280.8, 78.6%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 52.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK16.8%, 52.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,005,294
CSS custom property--colour: #C671EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#398E11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5290F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E97EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C385A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.8Violet · ΔE 15.5Orchid · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.3Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99EE71
Analogous#8771EE, #EE71D8
Triadic#EEC671, #71EEC6
Split complementary#D8EE71, #71EE87
Tetradic#EE8771, #99EE71, #71D8EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFAFE
Lighter +20%#EBCCF9
Lighter +10%#D89FF3
Darker −10%#B443E9
Darker −20%#A01BDE
Darker −30%#7F15B1
Darker −40%#5E1083
More saturated +25%#CC60FF
Less saturated −25%#BF85DA

Channel breakdown

R198
G113
B238
Red198 (77.6%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue280.8°
Saturation (HSL)78.62%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 71 · B EE

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