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Recognised as Colour

#C887EF

  • #C887EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#C887EF is a violet with RGB values 200, 135, 239 and HSL 278°, 76%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#C887EF#C887EF
HEX#C887EF
RGBrgb(200, 135, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.5294, 0.9373
RGB percentages78.4%, 52.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(277.5, 76.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 43.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK16.3%, 43.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,141,999
CSS custom property--colour: #C887EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#377810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#719EF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A3ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C497B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 15Orchid · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Plum · ΔE 24.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEEF87
Analogous#9487EF, #EF87E2
Triadic#EFC887, #87EFC8
Split complementary#E2EF87, #87EF94
Tetradic#EF9487, #AEEF87, #87E2EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1E1FB
Lighter +10%#DDB4F5
Darker −10%#B35AE9
Darker −20%#9F2DE3
Darker −30%#841AC3
Darker −40%#651496
More saturated +25%#CC77FF
Less saturated −25%#C498DE

Channel breakdown

R200
G135
B239
Red200 (78.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue277.5°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 87 · B EF

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