Recognised as Colour
#C196D3
- #C196D3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C196D3 is a violet with RGB values 193, 150, 211 and HSL 282°, 41%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C196D3#C196D3
HEX#C196D3
RGBrgb(193, 150, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.5882, 0.8275
RGB percentages75.7%, 58.8%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(282.3, 40.9%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.3, 28.9%, 82.7%)
CMYK8.5%, 28.9%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,687,059
CSS custom property--colour: #C196D3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#3E692C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8D396
Analogous#A396D3, #D396C6
Triadic#D3C196, #96D3C1
Split complementary#C6D396, #96D3A3
Tetradic#D3A396, #A8D396, #96C6D3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G150
B211
Red193 (75.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue282.3°
Saturation (HSL)40.94%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 96 · B D3
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