Colour

#C68CFF

#C68CFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C68CFF is a violet with RGB values 198, 140, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#C68CFF

RGBrgb(198, 140, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.549, 1

RGB percentages77.6%, 54.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.3, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK22.4%, 45.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,012,223

CSS custom property--colour: #C68CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#397300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6EA4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7DA6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BD9FB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.7 Violet · ΔE 17.9 Orchid · ΔE 19.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9 Slate blue · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5FF8C

Analogous#8C8CFF, #FF8CFF

Triadic#FFC68C, #8CFFC6

Split complementary#FFFF8C, #8CFF8C

Tetradic#FF8C8C, #C5FF8C, #8CFFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F2FF

Lighter +10%#DFBFFF

Darker −10%#AD59FF

Darker −20%#9326FF

Darker −30%#7A00F2

Darker −40%#6000BF

More saturated +25%#C68CFF

Less saturated −25%#C69AF1

Channel breakdown

R198

G140

B255

Red198 (77.6%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.26°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 8C · B FF

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Colour values

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