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Colour

#C97AD9

  • #C97AD9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C97AD9 is a violet with RGB values 201, 122, 217 and HSL 290°, 56%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C97AD9#C97AD9
HEX#C97AD9
RGBrgb(201, 122, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4784, 0.851
RGB percentages78.8%, 47.8%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(289.9, 55.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 43.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK7.4%, 43.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,204,185
CSS custom property--colour: #C97AD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#368526

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D92DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#829BD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CB869Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.6Violet · ΔE 12.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Plum · ΔE 22.2Slate blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AD97A
Analogous#997AD9, #D97ABA
Triadic#D9C97A, #7AD9C9
Split complementary#BAD97A, #7AD999
Tetradic#D9997A, #8AD97A, #7ABAD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F1FB
Lighter +20%#E9C9F0
Lighter +10%#D9A2E4
Darker −10%#B952CE
Darker −20%#A235B8
Darker −30%#7F2991
Darker −40%#5C1E69
More saturated +25%#D765EE
Less saturated −25%#BB8FC4

Channel breakdown

R201
G122
B217
Red201 (78.8%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue289.89°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 7A · B D9

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