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Colour

#C823FF

  • #C823FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C823FF is a violet with RGB values 200, 35, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C823FF#C823FF
HEX#C823FF
RGBrgb(200, 35, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.1373, 1
RGB percentages78.4%, 13.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(285, 100%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 86.3%, 100%)
CMYK21.6%, 86.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,116,415
CSS custom property--colour: #C823FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#37DC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0081FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C36099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.8Fuchsia · ΔE 19.1Magenta · ΔE 19.1Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Dark orchid · ΔE 26.9Medium orchid · ΔE 38
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5AFF23
Analogous#5A23FF, #FF23C8
Triadic#FFC823, #23FFC8
Split complementary#C8FF23, #23FF5A
Tetradic#FF5A23, #5AFF23, #23C8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEFFF
Lighter +30%#EEBCFF
Lighter +20%#E289FF
Lighter +10%#D556FF
Darker −10%#B300EF
Darker −20%#8D00BC
Darker −30%#670089
Darker −40%#400056
More saturated +25%#C823FF
Less saturated −25%#BA3EE3

Channel breakdown

R200
G35
B255
Red200 (78.4%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 23 · B FF

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