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Colour

#C691FF

  • #C691FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#C691FF is a violet with RGB values 198, 145, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C691FF#C691FF
HEX#C691FF
RGBrgb(198, 145, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5686, 1
RGB percentages77.6%, 56.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(268.9, 100%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 43.1%, 100%)
CMYK22.4%, 43.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,013,503
CSS custom property--colour: #C691FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#396E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A9FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#BDA3BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.9Violet · ΔE 18.9Orchid · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 24Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAFF91
Analogous#9193FF, #FD91FF
Triadic#FFC691, #91FFC6
Split complementary#FFFD91, #93FF91
Tetradic#FF9193, #CAFF91, #91FFFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF7FF
Lighter +10%#E0C4FF
Darker −10%#AC5EFF
Darker −20%#912BFF
Darker −30%#7700F7
Darker −40%#5E00C4
More saturated +25%#C691FF
Less saturated −25%#C79FF1

Channel breakdown

R198
G145
B255
Red198 (77.6%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue268.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 91 · B FF

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