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Colour

#C836FF

  • #C836FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C836FF is a violet with RGB values 200, 54, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C836FF#C836FF
HEX#C836FF
RGBrgb(200, 54, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.2118, 1
RGB percentages78.4%, 21.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(283.6, 100%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 78.8%, 100%)
CMYK21.6%, 78.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,121,279
CSS custom property--colour: #C836FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#37C900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2285FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C3679Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.6Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Fuchsia · ΔE 20.3Magenta · ΔE 20.3Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8Medium orchid · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DFF36
Analogous#6436FF, #FF36D1
Triadic#FFC836, #36FFC8
Split complementary#D2FF36, #36FF63
Tetradic#FF6436, #6DFF36, #36D2FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2CFFF
Lighter +20%#E49CFF
Lighter +10%#D669FF
Darker −10%#BA03FF
Darker −20%#9600CF
Darker −30%#71009C
Darker −40%#4C0069
More saturated +25%#C836FF
Less saturated −25%#BD4FE6

Channel breakdown

R200
G54
B255
Red200 (78.4%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue283.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 36 · B FF

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