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Recognised as Colour

#C97EFF

  • #C97EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C97EFF is a violet with RGB values 201, 126, 255 and HSL 275°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C97EFF#C97EFF
HEX#C97EFF
RGBrgb(201, 126, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4941, 1
RGB percentages78.8%, 49.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(274.9, 100%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 50.6%, 100%)
CMYK21.2%, 50.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,205,247
CSS custom property--colour: #C97EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#368100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B9CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#71A0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C294B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15Violet · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Orchid · ΔE 19.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4FF7E
Analogous#897EFF, #FF7EF4
Triadic#FFC97E, #7EFFC9
Split complementary#F4FF7E, #7EFF89
Tetradic#FF897E, #B4FF7E, #7EF4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4E4FF
Lighter +10%#DEB1FF
Darker −10%#B44BFF
Darker −20%#9E18FF
Darker −30%#8500E4
Darker −40%#6700B1
More saturated +25%#C97EFF
Less saturated −25%#C68EEF

Channel breakdown

R201
G126
B255
Red201 (78.8%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue274.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 7E · B FF

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