Recognised as Colour

#C79AFF

#C79AFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C79AFF is a violet with RGB values 199, 154, 255 and HSL 267°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#C79AFF

RGBrgb(199, 154, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6039, 1

RGB percentages78%, 60.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(266.7, 100%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 39.6%, 100%)

CMYK22%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,081,343

CSS custom property--colour: #C79AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1

Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#386500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BAEFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#BEAAC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.3 Violet · ΔE 21.6 Plum · ΔE 22.5 Orchid · ΔE 23.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2FF9A

Analogous#9AA0FF, #FA9AFF

Triadic#FFC79A, #9AFFC7

Split complementary#FFFA9A, #A0FF9A

Tetradic#FF9A9F, #D2FF9A, #9AFFFA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E3CDFF

Darker −10%#AB67FF

Darker −20%#8E34FF

Darker −30%#7201FF

Darker −40%#5B00CD

More saturated +25%#C79AFF

Less saturated −25%#C8A7F2

Channel breakdown

R199

G154

B255

Red199 (78%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue266.73°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G 9A · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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