Recognised as Colour
#C28FD4
- #C28FD4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C28FD4 is a violet with RGB values 194, 143, 212 and HSL 284°, 45%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C28FD4#C28FD4
HEX#C28FD4
RGBrgb(194, 143, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5608, 0.8314
RGB percentages76.1%, 56.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(284.3, 44.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 32.5%, 83.1%)
CMYK8.5%, 32.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,750,804
CSS custom property--colour: #C28FD4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#3D702B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1D48F
Analogous#9F8FD4, #D48FC4
Triadic#D4C28F, #8FD4C2
Split complementary#C4D48F, #8FD49F
Tetradic#D49F8F, #A1D48F, #8FC4D4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G143
B212
Red194 (76.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue284.35°
Saturation (HSL)44.52%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 8F · B D4
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