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Colour

#C77AEC

  • #C77AEC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C77AEC is a violet with RGB values 199, 122, 236 and HSL 281°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C77AEC#C77AEC
HEX#C77AEC
RGBrgb(199, 122, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.4784, 0.9255
RGB percentages78%, 47.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(280.5, 75%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 48.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK15.7%, 48.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,073,132
CSS custom property--colour: #C77AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#388513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6195F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#779CE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C48BA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13Violet · ΔE 13.1Medium orchid · ΔE 14Medium purple · ΔE 15.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FEC7A
Analogous#8E7AEC, #EC7AD8
Triadic#ECC77A, #7AECC7
Split complementary#D8EC7A, #7AEC8E
Tetradic#EC8E7A, #9FEC7A, #7AD8EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDD3F9
Lighter +10%#DAA7F2
Darker −10%#B44DE6
Darker −20%#A121DF
Darker −30%#811AB3
Darker −40%#611387
More saturated +25%#CE67FF
Less saturated −25%#C08DD9

Channel breakdown

R199
G122
B236
Red199 (78%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue280.53°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G 7A · B EC

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