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Recognised as Colour

#C836ED

  • #C836ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C836ED is a violet with RGB values 200, 54, 237 and HSL 288°, 84%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C836ED#C836ED
HEX#C836ED
RGBrgb(200, 54, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.2118, 0.9294
RGB percentages78.4%, 21.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(287.9, 83.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.9, 77.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK15.6%, 77.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,121,261
CSS custom property--colour: #C836ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21032WCAG 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 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#37C912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4083E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C75F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.5Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Blue violet · ΔE 18.2Fuchsia · ΔE 21Magenta · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BED36
Analogous#6C36ED, #ED36B7
Triadic#EDC836, #36EDC8
Split complementary#B7ED36, #36ED6C
Tetradic#ED6C36, #5BED36, #36B7ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF1FE
Lighter +30%#EEC2FA
Lighter +20%#E294F5
Lighter +10%#D565F1
Darker −10%#B414DC
Darker −20%#8E10AD
Darker −30%#670B7F
Darker −40%#410750
More saturated +25%#D324FF
Less saturated −25%#B851D2

Channel breakdown

R200
G54
B237
Red200 (78.4%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue287.87°
Saturation (HSL)83.56%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 36 · B ED

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