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Recognised as Colour

#C93BED

  • #C93BED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C93BED is a violet with RGB values 201, 59, 237 and HSL 288°, 83%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C93BED#C93BED
HEX#C93BED
RGBrgb(201, 59, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.2314, 0.9294
RGB percentages78.8%, 23.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(287.9, 83.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.9, 75.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK15.2%, 75.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,188,077
CSS custom property--colour: #C93BED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#36C412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4585E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C86193no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16Dark violet · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Fuchsia · ΔE 22Magenta · ΔE 22Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FED3B
Analogous#703BED, #ED3BB8
Triadic#EDC93B, #3BEDC9
Split complementary#B8ED3B, #3BED70
Tetradic#ED703B, #5FED3B, #3BB8ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF6FE
Lighter +30%#F0C7FA
Lighter +20%#E398F6
Lighter +10%#D66AF1
Darker −10%#B715E0
Darker −20%#9110B2
Darker −30%#6B0C83
Darker −40%#450854
More saturated +25%#D429FF
Less saturated −25%#B956D2

Channel breakdown

R201
G59
B237
Red201 (78.8%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue287.87°
Saturation (HSL)83.18%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 3B · B ED

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