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Recognised as Colour

#C87EEB

  • #C87EEB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C87EEB is a violet with RGB values 200, 126, 235 and HSL 281°, 73%, 71%. 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

#C87EEB#C87EEB
HEX#C87EEB
RGBrgb(200, 126, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.4941, 0.9216
RGB percentages78.4%, 49.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(280.7, 73.2%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.7, 46.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK14.9%, 46.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,139,691
CSS custom property--colour: #C87EEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#378114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6898EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9EE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C58EAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.6Violet · ΔE 12.8Medium purple · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1EB7E
Analogous#917EEB, #EB7ED7
Triadic#EBC87E, #7EEBC8
Split complementary#D7EB7E, #7EEB91
Tetradic#EB927E, #A1EB7E, #7ED7EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EED6F9
Lighter +10%#DBAAF2
Darker −10%#B552E4
Darker −20%#A226DD
Darker −30%#831CB4
Darker −40%#631588
More saturated +25%#CF6BFE
Less saturated −25%#C191D8

Channel breakdown

R200
G126
B235
Red200 (78.4%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue280.73°
Saturation (HSL)73.15%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 7E · B EB

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