Colour

#C28CD8

#C28CD8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C28CD8 is a violet with RGB values 194, 140, 216 and HSL 283°, 49%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C28CD8

RGBrgb(194, 140, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.549, 0.8471

RGB percentages76.1%, 54.9%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(282.6, 49.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 35.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK10.2%, 35.2%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,750,040

CSS custom property--colour: #C28CD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#3D7327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#809DDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8DA2D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C196A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.7 Orchid · ΔE 21.9 Medium purple · ΔE 22.2 Violet · ΔE 23.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A2D88C

Analogous#9C8CD8, #D88CC8

Triadic#D8C28C, #8CD8C2

Split complementary#C8D88C, #8CD89C

Tetradic#D89C8C, #A2D88C, #8CC8D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#EAD8F2

Lighter +10%#D6B2E5

Darker −10%#AE66CB

Darker −20%#9940BE

Darker −30%#7B3398

Darker −40%#5C2672

More saturated +25%#CA79EB

Less saturated −25%#BA9FC5

Channel breakdown

R194

G140

B216

Red194 (76.1%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue282.63°

Saturation (HSL)49.35%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 8C · B D8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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