Recognised as Colour
#C28FD5
- #C28FD5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C28FD5 is a violet with RGB values 194, 143, 213 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
#C28FD5#C28FD5
HEX#C28FD5
RGBrgb(194, 143, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5608, 0.8353
RGB percentages76.1%, 56.1%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(283.7, 45.5%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 32.9%, 83.5%)
CMYK8.9%, 32.9%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,750,805
CSS custom property--colour: #C28FD5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#3D702A
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 text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2D58F
Analogous#9F8FD5, #D58FC5
Triadic#D5C28F, #8FD5C2
Split complementary#C5D58F, #8FD59F
Tetradic#D59F8F, #A2D58F, #8FC5D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G143
B213
Red194 (76.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue283.71°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 8F · B D5
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