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Colour

#C97CF7

  • #C97CF7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C97CF7 is a violet with RGB values 201, 124, 247 and HSL 278°, 88%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C97CF7#C97CF7
HEX#C97CF7
RGBrgb(201, 124, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4863, 0.9686
RGB percentages78.8%, 48.6%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(277.6, 88.5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 49.8%, 96.9%)
CMYK18.6%, 49.8%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,204,727
CSS custom property--colour: #C97CF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#368308

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D99FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#749EF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C490AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9Violet · ΔE 15.2Orchid · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAF77C
Analogous#8B7CF7, #F77CE8
Triadic#F7C97C, #7CF7C9
Split complementary#E8F77C, #7CF78B
Tetradic#F78B7C, #AAF77C, #7CE8F7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1DCFD
Lighter +10%#DDACFA
Darker −10%#B54CF4
Darker −20%#A11CF1
Darker −30%#850DCD
Darker −40%#660A9D
More saturated +25%#CB74FF
Less saturated −25%#C58DE6

Channel breakdown

R201
G124
B247
Red201 (78.8%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue277.56°
Saturation (HSL)88.49%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 7C · B F7

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