Recognised as Colour

#C08BD0

#C08BD0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C08BD0 is a violet with RGB values 192, 139, 208 and HSL 286°, 42%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C08BD0

RGBrgb(192, 139, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.5451, 0.8157

RGB percentages75.3%, 54.5%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(286.1, 42.3%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 33.2%, 81.6%)

CMYK7.7%, 33.2%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,618,704

CSS custom property--colour: #C08BD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1

Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#3F742F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#829BD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EA0CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C093A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10 Orchid · ΔE 24.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25.1 Violet · ΔE 26.3 Thistle · ΔE 30.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9BD08B

Analogous#9E8BD0, #D08BBE

Triadic#D0C08B, #8BD0C0

Split complementary#BED08B, #8BD09E

Tetradic#D09E8B, #9BD08B, #8BBED0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF8FC

Lighter +20%#E7D4ED

Lighter +10%#D4AFDF

Darker −10%#AC67C1

Darker −20%#9647AE

Darker −30%#77388A

Darker −40%#582966

More saturated +25%#CB77E4

Less saturated −25%#B59FBC

Channel breakdown

R192

G139

B208

Red192 (75.3%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue286.09°

Saturation (HSL)42.33%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C0 · G 8B · B D0

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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