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Colour

#C77AE0

  • #C77AE0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C77AE0 is a violet with RGB values 199, 122, 224 and HSL 285°, 62%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C77AE0#C77AE0
HEX#C77AE0
RGBrgb(199, 122, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.4784, 0.8784
RGB percentages78%, 47.8%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(285.3, 62.2%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 45.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK11.2%, 45.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,073,120
CSS custom property--colour: #C77AE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#38851F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6893E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9BDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#C788A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.3Violet · ΔE 12.3Medium purple · ΔE 16.2Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Plum · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93E07A
Analogous#947AE0, #E07AC6
Triadic#E0C77A, #7AE0C7
Split complementary#C6E07A, #7AE094
Tetradic#E0947A, #93E07A, #7AC6E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF6FD
Lighter +20%#EACDF3
Lighter +10%#D8A3EA
Darker −10%#B651D6
Darker −20%#A12EC6
Darker −30%#7F249D
Darker −40%#5E1B73
More saturated +25%#D166F4
Less saturated −25%#BD8FCC

Channel breakdown

R199
G122
B224
Red199 (78%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue285.29°
Saturation (HSL)62.2%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G 7A · B E0

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