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Colour

#C09FCC

  • #C09FCC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C09FCC is a violet with RGB values 192, 159, 204 and HSL 284°, 31%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C09FCC#C09FCC
HEX#C09FCC
RGBrgb(192, 159, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6235, 0.8
RGB percentages75.3%, 62.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(284, 30.6%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284, 22.1%, 80%)
CMYK5.9%, 22.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,623,820
CSS custom property--colour: #C09FCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3F6033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AA8CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1ABCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C0A4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.3Thistle · ΔE 15.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Rosy brown · ΔE 26Pink · ΔE 26.1Light pink · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABCC9F
Analogous#AA9FCC, #CC9FC2
Triadic#CCC09F, #9FCCC0
Split complementary#C2CC9F, #9FCCAA
Tetradic#CCAA9F, #ABCC9F, #9FC2CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE2EF
Lighter +10%#D6C0DE
Darker −10%#AA7EBA
Darker −20%#945CA9
Darker −30%#784989
Darker −40%#5B3768
More saturated +25%#C98DDE
Less saturated −25%#B7B1BA

Channel breakdown

R192
G159
B204
Red192 (75.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue284°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G 9F · B CC

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