Recognised as Colour
#C289DE
- #C289DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C289DE is a violet with RGB values 194, 137, 222 and HSL 280°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C289DE#C289DE
HEX#C289DE
RGBrgb(194, 137, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5373, 0.8706
RGB percentages76.1%, 53.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(280.2, 56.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 38.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK12.6%, 38.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,749,278
CSS custom property--colour: #C289DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#3D7621
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5DE89
Analogous#9889DE, #DE89CF
Triadic#DEC289, #89DEC2
Split complementary#D0DE89, #89DE97
Tetradic#DE9789, #A5DE89, #89CFDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G137
B222
Red194 (76.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue280.24°
Saturation (HSL)56.29%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 89 · B DE
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