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Recognised as Colour

#C980EF

  • #C980EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#C980EF is a violet with RGB values 201, 128, 239 and HSL 279°, 78%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#C980EF#C980EF
HEX#C980EF
RGBrgb(201, 128, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.502, 0.9373
RGB percentages78.8%, 50.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(279.5, 77.6%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 46.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK15.9%, 46.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,205,743
CSS custom property--colour: #C980EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#367F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#689AF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA0ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C691ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.1Orchid · ΔE 13.5Medium purple · ΔE 15.3Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.9Slate blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6EF80
Analogous#9180EF, #EF80DE
Triadic#EFC980, #80EFC9
Split complementary#DDEF80, #80EF92
Tetradic#EF9280, #A6EF80, #80DDEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0DBFA
Lighter +10%#DCADF5
Darker −10%#B653E9
Darker −20%#A225E4
Darker −30%#8518BE
Darker −40%#651291
More saturated +25%#CE70FF
Less saturated −25%#C392DD

Channel breakdown

R201
G128
B239
Red201 (78.8%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue279.46°
Saturation (HSL)77.62%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 80 · B EF

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