Colour

#C68EEF

#C68EEF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C68EEF is a violet with RGB values 198, 142, 239 and HSL 275°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#C68EEF

RGBrgb(198, 142, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5569, 0.9373

RGB percentages77.6%, 55.7%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(274.6, 75.2%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.6, 40.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK17.2%, 40.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,012,719

CSS custom property--colour: #C68EEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#397110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7AA2F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#87A6ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C19DB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.9 Violet · ΔE 18.1 Orchid · ΔE 18.3 Plum · ΔE 20.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5 Slate blue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7EF8E

Analogous#958EEF, #EF8EE8

Triadic#EFC68E, #8EEFC6

Split complementary#E8EF8E, #8EEF95

Tetradic#EF958E, #B7EF8E, #8EE8EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3E7FC

Lighter +10%#DDBBF5

Darker −10%#AF61E9

Darker −20%#9935E2

Darker −30%#7F1CC8

Darker −40%#63169B

More saturated +25%#C87EFF

Less saturated −25%#C49EDF

Channel breakdown

R198

G142

B239

Red198 (77.6%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue274.64°

Saturation (HSL)75.19%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 8E · B EF

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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