Recognised as Colour

#C851FA

#C851FA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C851FA is a violet with RGB values 200, 81, 250 and HSL 282°, 94%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C851FA#C851FA

HEX#C851FA

RGBrgb(200, 81, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3176, 0.9804

RGB percentages78.4%, 31.8%, 98%

HSLhsl(282.2, 94.4%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 67.6%, 98%)

CMYK20%, 67.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,128,186

CSS custom property--colour: #C851FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#37AE05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Deuteranopia#488CF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C373A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6 Blue violet · ΔE 18.7 Dark violet · ΔE 19.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 27 Magenta · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83FA51

Analogous#7451FA, #FA51D7

Triadic#FAC851, #51FAC8

Split complementary#D8FA51, #51FA73

Tetradic#FA7351, #83FA51, #51D7FA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7E6FE

Lighter +20%#E7B4FD

Lighter +10%#D883FB

Darker −10%#B81FF9

Darker −20%#9F06DF

Darker −30%#7B05AD

Darker −40%#58047B

More saturated +25%#CA4CFF

Less saturated −25%#BF67E4

Channel breakdown

R200

G81

B250

Red200 (78.4%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue282.25°

Saturation (HSL)94.41%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G 51 · B FA

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Colour values

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