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Recognised as Colour

#C75EDF

  • #C75EDF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C75EDF is a violet with RGB values 199, 94, 223 and HSL 289°, 67%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C75EDF#C75EDF
HEX#C75EDF
RGBrgb(199, 94, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.3686, 0.8745
RGB percentages78%, 36.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(288.8, 66.8%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 57.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK10.8%, 57.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,065,951
CSS custom property--colour: #C75EDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#38A120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4183E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#688EDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C87296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.2Orchid · ΔE 15.4Violet · ΔE 17Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.16, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76DF5E
Analogous#875EDF, #DF5EB6
Triadic#DFC75E, #5EDFC7
Split complementary#B7DF5E, #5EDF86
Tetradic#DF865E, #76DF5E, #5EB6DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3DEF8
Lighter +20%#E5B3F0
Lighter +10%#D689E7
Darker −10%#B833D7
Darker −20%#9924B3
Darker −30%#741B89
Darker −40%#50135E
More saturated +25%#D646F7
Less saturated −25%#B876C7

Channel breakdown

R199
G94
B223
Red199 (78%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue288.84°
Saturation (HSL)66.84%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G 5E · B DF

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