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Recognised as Colour

#C86AFF

  • #C86AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C86AFF is a violet with RGB values 200, 106, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C86AFF#C86AFF
HEX#C86AFF
RGBrgb(200, 106, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.4157, 1
RGB percentages78.4%, 41.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(277.9, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK21.6%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,134,591
CSS custom property--colour: #C86AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#379500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3490FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C96FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C185ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.2Violet · ΔE 24.6Orchid · ΔE 25.8Blue violet · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1FF6A
Analogous#7E6AFF, #FF6AEB
Triadic#FFC86A, #6AFFC8
Split complementary#ECFF6A, #6AFF7D
Tetradic#FF7D6A, #A1FF6A, #6AEBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EED0FF
Lighter +10%#DB9DFF
Darker −10%#B537FF
Darker −20%#A204FF
Darker −30%#8300D0
Darker −40%#63009D
More saturated +25%#C86AFF
Less saturated −25%#C37DEC

Channel breakdown

R200
G106
B255
Red200 (78.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue277.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 6A · B FF

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