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Recognised as Colour

#C681ED

  • #C681ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C681ED is a violet with RGB values 198, 129, 237 and HSL 278°, 75%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C681ED#C681ED
HEX#C681ED
RGBrgb(198, 129, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5059, 0.9294
RGB percentages77.6%, 50.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(278.3, 75%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 45.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK16.5%, 45.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,009,389
CSS custom property--colour: #C681ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#397E12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A9AF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9FEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C291ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.1Violet · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 14.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8ED81
Analogous#9081ED, #ED81DE
Triadic#EDC681, #81EDC6
Split complementary#DEED81, #81ED90
Tetradic#ED9081, #A8ED81, #81DEED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEDAFA
Lighter +10%#DAAEF3
Darker −10%#B254E7
Darker −20%#9E28E0
Darker −30%#811BBA
Darker −40%#62148E
More saturated +25%#CB6FFF
Less saturated −25%#C193DB

Channel breakdown

R198
G129
B237
Red198 (77.6%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue278.33°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 81 · B ED

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