Recognised as Colour
#C294DA
- #C294DA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C294DA is a violet with RGB values 194, 148, 218 and HSL 279°, 49%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C294DA#C294DA
HEX#C294DA
RGBrgb(194, 148, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5804, 0.8549
RGB percentages76.1%, 58%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(279.4, 48.6%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 32.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK11%, 32.1%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,752,090
CSS custom property--colour: #C294DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#3D6B25
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACDA94
Analogous#9F94DA, #DA94CF
Triadic#DAC294, #94DAC2
Split complementary#CFDA94, #94DA9F
Tetradic#DA9F94, #ACDA94, #94CFDA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G148
B218
Red194 (76.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue279.43°
Saturation (HSL)48.61%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 94 · B DA
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