Recognised as Colour
#C285DA
- #C285DA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C285DA is a violet with RGB values 194, 133, 218 and HSL 283°, 53%, 69%. 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
#C285DA#C285DA
HEX#C285DA
RGBrgb(194, 133, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5216, 0.8549
RGB percentages76.1%, 52.2%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(283.1, 53.5%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 39%, 85.5%)
CMYK11%, 39%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,748,250
CSS custom property--colour: #C285DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#3D7A25
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DDA85
Analogous#9785DA, #DA85C8
Triadic#DAC285, #85DAC2
Split complementary#C7DA85, #85DA98
Tetradic#DA9885, #9DDA85, #85C8DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G133
B218
Red194 (76.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue283.06°
Saturation (HSL)53.46%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 85 · B DA
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