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Recognised as Colour

#C774ED

  • #C774ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C774ED is a violet with RGB values 199, 116, 237 and HSL 281°, 77%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C774ED#C774ED
HEX#C774ED
RGBrgb(199, 116, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.4549, 0.9294
RGB percentages78%, 45.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(281.2, 77.1%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.2, 51.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK16%, 51.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,071,597
CSS custom property--colour: #C774ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#388B12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5892F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7299EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C487A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.9Orchid · ΔE 14.1Violet · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AED74
Analogous#8B74ED, #ED74D6
Triadic#EDC774, #74EDC7
Split complementary#D7ED74, #74ED8A
Tetradic#ED8A74, #9AED74, #74D6ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFBFF
Lighter +20%#EBCEF9
Lighter +10%#D9A1F3
Darker −10%#B547E7
Darker −20%#A11DDE
Darker −30%#8117B1
Darker −40%#601184
More saturated +25%#CE62FF
Less saturated −25%#C088D9

Channel breakdown

R199
G116
B237
Red199 (78%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue281.16°
Saturation (HSL)77.07%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G 74 · B ED

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