Recognised as Colour
#C09AFF
- #C09AFF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#C09AFF is a violet with RGB values 192, 154, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#C09AFF#C09AFF
HEX#C09AFF
RGBrgb(192, 154, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6039, 1
RGB percentages75.3%, 60.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(262.6, 100%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 39.6%, 100%)
CMYK24.7%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,622,591
CSS custom property--colour: #C09AFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3F6500
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D9FF9A
Analogous#9AA6FF, #F39AFF
Triadic#FFC09A, #9AFFC0
Split complementary#FFF39A, #A7FF9A
Tetradic#FF9AA6, #D9FF9A, #9AFFF3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R192
G154
B255
Red192 (75.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue262.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G 9A · B FF
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