Colour
#C188CF
- #C188CF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C188CF is a violet with RGB values 193, 136, 207 and HSL 288°, 43%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C188CF#C188CF
HEX#C188CF
RGBrgb(193, 136, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.5333, 0.8118
RGB percentages75.7%, 53.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(288.2, 42.5%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 34.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK6.8%, 34.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,683,471
CSS custom property--colour: #C188CF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#3E7730
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96CF88
Analogous#9E88CF, #CF88B9
Triadic#CFC188, #88CFC1
Split complementary#BACF88, #88CF9E
Tetradic#CF9E88, #96CF88, #88B9CF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G136
B207
Red193 (75.7%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue288.17°
Saturation (HSL)42.51%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 88 · B CF
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