Colour

#C780D8

#C780D8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C780D8 is a violet with RGB values 199, 128, 216 and HSL 288°, 53%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C780D8

RGBrgb(199, 128, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.502, 0.8471

RGB percentages78%, 50.2%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(288.4, 53%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 40.7%, 84.7%)

CMYK7.9%, 40.7%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,074,648

CSS custom property--colour: #C780D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#387F27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7496DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#869DD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C88BA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.4 Violet · ΔE 15.8 Plum · ΔE 18.1 Medium purple · ΔE 18.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9 Slate blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91D880

Analogous#9B80D8, #D880BD

Triadic#D8C780, #80D8C7

Split complementary#BDD880, #80D89B

Tetradic#D89B80, #91D880, #80BDD8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF5FC

Lighter +20%#E9CEF0

Lighter +10%#D8A7E4

Darker −10%#B659CC

Darker −20%#A039B9

Darker −30%#7F2D92

Darker −40%#5D216B

More saturated +25%#D46BED

Less saturated −25%#BA95C3

Channel breakdown

R199

G128

B216

Red199 (78%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue288.41°

Saturation (HSL)53.01%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G 80 · B D8

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Colour values

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