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Recognised as Colour

#C683EF

  • #C683EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C683EF is a violet with RGB values 198, 131, 239 and HSL 277°, 77%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C683EF#C683EF
HEX#C683EF
RGBrgb(198, 131, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5137, 0.9373
RGB percentages77.6%, 51.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(277.2, 77.1%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 45.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK17.2%, 45.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,009,903
CSS custom property--colour: #C683EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#397C10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B9BF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA0ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C294AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.2Violet · ΔE 14.6Orchid · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACEF83
Analogous#9083EF, #EF83E2
Triadic#EFC683, #83EFC6
Split complementary#E2EF83, #83EF90
Tetradic#EF9083, #ACEF83, #83E2EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0DDFB
Lighter +10%#DBB0F5
Darker −10%#B156E9
Darker −20%#9C29E3
Darker −30%#8119C0
Darker −40%#621393
More saturated +25%#CA73FF
Less saturated −25%#C294DE

Channel breakdown

R198
G131
B239
Red198 (77.6%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue277.22°
Saturation (HSL)77.14%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 83 · B EF

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