Recognised as Colour
#C09CCD
- #C09CCD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C09CCD is a violet with RGB values 192, 156, 205 and HSL 284°, 33%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C09CCD#C09CCD
HEX#C09CCD
RGBrgb(192, 156, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6118, 0.8039
RGB percentages75.3%, 61.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(284.1, 32.9%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 23.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK6.3%, 23.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,623,053
CSS custom property--colour: #C09CCD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3F6332
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9CD9C
Analogous#A79CCD, #CD9CC2
Triadic#CDC09C, #9CCDC0
Split complementary#C2CD9C, #9CCDA7
Tetradic#CDA79C, #A9CD9C, #9CC2CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R192
G156
B205
Red192 (75.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue284.08°
Saturation (HSL)32.89%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G 9C · B CD
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