Colour

#C731FF

#C731FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C731FF is a violet with RGB values 199, 49, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#C731FF

RGBrgb(199, 49, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.1922, 1

RGB percentages78%, 19.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(283.7, 100%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 80.8%, 100%)

CMYK22%, 80.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,054,463

CSS custom property--colour: #C731FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#38CE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1683FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C1659Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.6 Blue violet · ΔE 17.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 20.1 Magenta · ΔE 20.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69FF31

Analogous#6031FF, #FF31D0

Triadic#FFC731, #31FFC7

Split complementary#D0FF31, #31FF60

Tetradic#FF6031, #69FF31, #31D0FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFF

Lighter +30%#F1CAFF

Lighter +20%#E397FF

Lighter +10%#D564FF

Darker −10%#B800FD

Darker −20%#9300CA

Darker −30%#6E0097

Darker −40%#490064

More saturated +25%#C731FF

Less saturated −25%#BB4BE5

Channel breakdown

R199

G49

B255

Red199 (78%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue283.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G 31 · B FF

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Colour values

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