Recognised as Colour
#C189EA
- #C189EA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#C189EA is a violet with RGB values 193, 137, 234 and HSL 275°, 70%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#C189EA#C189EA
HEX#C189EA
RGBrgb(193, 137, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.5373, 0.9176
RGB percentages75.7%, 53.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(274.6, 69.8%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.6, 41.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK17.5%, 41.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,683,754
CSS custom property--colour: #C189EA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#3E7615
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2EA89
Analogous#9089EA, #EA89E3
Triadic#EAC189, #89EAC1
Split complementary#E3EA89, #89EA90
Tetradic#EA9089, #B2EA89, #89E3EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G137
B234
Red193 (75.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue274.64°
Saturation (HSL)69.78%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 89 · B EA
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