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Colour

#C960FF

  • #C960FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C960FF is a violet with RGB values 201, 96, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C960FF#C960FF
HEX#C960FF
RGBrgb(201, 96, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.3765, 1
RGB percentages78.8%, 37.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(279.6, 100%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 62.4%, 100%)
CMYK21.2%, 62.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,197,567
CSS custom property--colour: #C960FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#369F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#148BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Deuteranopia#5393FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C37FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.1Dark violet · ΔE 24.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.7Violet · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96FF60
Analogous#7960FF, #FF60E6
Triadic#FFC960, #60FFC9
Split complementary#E6FF60, #60FF79
Tetradic#FF7960, #96FF60, #60E6FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF9FF
Lighter +20%#ECC6FF
Lighter +10%#DA93FF
Darker −10%#B82DFF
Darker −20%#A400F9
Darker −30%#8300C6
Darker −40%#610093
More saturated +25%#C960FF
Less saturated −25%#C374EB

Channel breakdown

R201
G96
B255
Red201 (78.8%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue279.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 60 · B FF

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