Colour

#C747FD

#C747FD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C747FD is a violet with RGB values 199, 71, 253 and HSL 282°, 98%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#C747FD

RGBrgb(199, 71, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.2784, 0.9922

RGB percentages78%, 27.8%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(282.2, 97.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 71.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK21.3%, 71.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,060,093

CSS custom property--colour: #C747FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#38B802

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3889F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original

Tritanopia#C26F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.5 Blue violet · ΔE 16.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.8 Magenta · ΔE 23.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DFD47

Analogous#6C47FD, #FD47D8

Triadic#FDC747, #47FDC7

Split complementary#D8FD47, #47FD6C

Tetradic#FD6C47, #7DFD47, #47D8FD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5DEFF

Lighter +20%#E6ACFE

Lighter +10%#D679FE

Darker −10%#B815FC

Darker −20%#9B02DC

Darker −30%#7802A9

Darker −40%#540177

More saturated +25%#C845FF

Less saturated −25%#BE5EE6

Channel breakdown

R199

G71

B253

Red199 (78%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue282.2°

Saturation (HSL)97.85%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G 47 · B FD

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