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Recognised as Colour

#C87EE7

  • #C87EE7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C87EE7 is a violet with RGB values 200, 126, 231 and HSL 282°, 69%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C87EE7#C87EE7
HEX#C87EE7
RGBrgb(200, 126, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.4941, 0.9059
RGB percentages78.4%, 49.4%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(282.3, 68.6%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.3, 45.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK13.4%, 45.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,139,687
CSS custom property--colour: #C87EE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#378118

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A97EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9EE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C68DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.8Violet · ΔE 12.6Medium purple · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Plum · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DE77E
Analogous#937EE7, #E77ED2
Triadic#E7C87E, #7EE7C8
Split complementary#D2E77E, #7EE793
Tetradic#E7937E, #9DE77E, #7ED2E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDD4F7
Lighter +10%#DAA9EF
Darker −10%#B653DF
Darker −20%#A328D7
Darker −30%#8320AC
Darker −40%#621881
More saturated +25%#D06BFA
Less saturated −25%#C091D4

Channel breakdown

R200
G126
B231
Red200 (78.4%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue282.29°
Saturation (HSL)68.63%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 7E · B E7

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