Recognised as Colour
#C089DD
- #C089DD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C089DD is a violet with RGB values 192, 137, 221 and HSL 279°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C089DD#C089DD
HEX#C089DD
RGBrgb(192, 137, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.5373, 0.8667
RGB percentages75.3%, 53.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(279.3, 55.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 38%, 86.7%)
CMYK13.1%, 38%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,618,205
CSS custom property--colour: #C089DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#3F7622
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6DD89
Analogous#9689DD, #DD89D0
Triadic#DDC089, #89DDC0
Split complementary#D0DD89, #89DD96
Tetradic#DD9689, #A6DD89, #89D0DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R192
G137
B221
Red192 (75.3%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue279.29°
Saturation (HSL)55.26%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G 89 · B DD
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