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Recognised as Colour

#C71EFF

  • #C71EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C71EFF is a violet with RGB values 199, 30, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C71EFF#C71EFF
HEX#C71EFF
RGBrgb(199, 30, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.1176, 1
RGB percentages78%, 11.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(285.1, 100%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.1, 88.2%, 100%)
CMYK22%, 88.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,049,599
CSS custom property--colour: #C71EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#38E100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0080FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C25F98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 17.1Fuchsia · ΔE 19.3Magenta · ΔE 19.3Blue violet · ΔE 20Dark orchid · ΔE 27.7Medium blue · ΔE 37.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56FF1E
Analogous#561EFF, #FF1EC7
Triadic#FFC71E, #1EFFC7
Split complementary#C7FF1E, #1EFF56
Tetradic#FF571E, #56FF1E, #1EC7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEAFF
Lighter +30%#EDB7FF
Lighter +20%#E084FF
Lighter +10%#D451FF
Darker −10%#B000EA
Darker −20%#8900B7
Darker −30%#630084
Darker −40%#3D0051
More saturated +25%#C71EFF
Less saturated −25%#B93AE3

Channel breakdown

R199
G30
B255
Red199 (78%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue285.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G 1E · B FF

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