Colour

#C691EF

#C691EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C691EF is a violet with RGB values 198, 145, 239 and HSL 274°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C691EF#C691EF

HEX#C691EF

RGBrgb(198, 145, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5686, 0.9373

RGB percentages77.6%, 56.9%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(273.8, 74.6%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 39.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK17.2%, 39.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,013,487

CSS custom property--colour: #C691EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#396E10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7EA4F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8AA8ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C19FB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.9 Plum · ΔE 19 Violet · ΔE 19.4 Orchid · ΔE 19.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.5 Slate blue · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAEF91

Analogous#9791EF, #EF91E9

Triadic#EFC691, #91EFC6

Split complementary#E9EF91, #91EF97

Tetradic#EF9791, #BAEF91, #91E9EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4EAFC

Lighter +10%#DDBEF5

Darker −10%#AF64E9

Darker −20%#9838E2

Darker −30%#7F1DCA

Darker −40%#63179D

More saturated +25%#C881FF

Less saturated −25%#C4A1DF

Channel breakdown

R198

G145

B239

Red198 (77.6%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue273.83°

Saturation (HSL)74.6%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 91 · B EF

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