Recognised as Colour
#C28DCE
- #C28DCE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C28DCE is a violet with RGB values 194, 141, 206 and HSL 289°, 40%, 68%. 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
#C28DCE#C28DCE
HEX#C28DCE
RGBrgb(194, 141, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5529, 0.8078
RGB percentages76.1%, 55.3%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(288.9, 39.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 31.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK5.8%, 31.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,750,286
CSS custom property--colour: #C28DCE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#3D7231
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99CE8D
Analogous#A28DCE, #CE8DBA
Triadic#CEC28D, #8DCEC2
Split complementary#BACE8D, #8DCEA2
Tetradic#CEA28D, #99CE8D, #8DBACE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G141
B206
Red194 (76.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue288.92°
Saturation (HSL)39.88%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 8D · B CE
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