Colour

#C08BD2

#C08BD2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C08BD2 is a violet with RGB values 192, 139, 210 and HSL 285°, 44%, 68%. 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

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HEX#C08BD2

RGBrgb(192, 139, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.5451, 0.8235

RGB percentages75.3%, 54.5%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(284.8, 44.1%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 33.8%, 82.4%)

CMYK8.6%, 33.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,618,706

CSS custom property--colour: #C08BD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.5 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#3F742D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#819BD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EA0D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C094A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original

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

Plum · ΔE 10.5 Orchid · ΔE 23.6 Medium purple · ΔE 24.1 Violet · ΔE 25.5 Thistle · ΔE 31.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DD28B

Analogous#9D8BD2, #D28BC1

Triadic#D2C08B, #8BD2C0

Split complementary#C1D28B, #8BD29D

Tetradic#D29D8B, #9DD28B, #8BC1D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF9FD

Lighter +20%#E8D4EF

Lighter +10%#D4B0E0

Darker −10%#AC66C4

Darker −20%#9645B2

Darker −30%#77378D

Darker −40%#582968

More saturated +25%#CA77E6

Less saturated −25%#B69FBE

Channel breakdown

R192

G139

B210

Red192 (75.3%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue284.79°

Saturation (HSL)44.1%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C0 · G 8B · B D2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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