Recognised as Colour
#C784DE
- #C784DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C784DE is a violet with RGB values 199, 132, 222 and HSL 285°, 58%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C784DE#C784DE
HEX#C784DE
RGBrgb(199, 132, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.5176, 0.8706
RGB percentages78%, 51.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(284.7, 57.7%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 40.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK10.4%, 40.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,075,678
CSS custom property--colour: #C784DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#387B21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BDE84
Analogous#9A84DE, #DE84C8
Triadic#DEC784, #84DEC7
Split complementary#C8DE84, #84DE9A
Tetradic#DE9A84, #9BDE84, #84C8DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G132
B222
Red199 (78%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue284.67°
Saturation (HSL)57.69%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G 84 · B DE
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