Colour

#C385D0

#C385D0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C385D0 is a violet with RGB values 195, 133, 208 and HSL 290°, 44%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C385D0

RGBrgb(195, 133, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5216, 0.8157

RGB percentages76.5%, 52.2%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(289.6, 44.4%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 36.1%, 81.6%)

CMYK6.3%, 36.1%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,813,776

CSS custom property--colour: #C385D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1

Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#3C7A2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C97D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B9ECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C48EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.4 Orchid · ΔE 19.6 Violet · ΔE 22.1 Medium purple · ΔE 22.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#92D085

Analogous#9D85D0, #D085B8

Triadic#D0C385, #85D0C3

Split complementary#B8D085, #85D09E

Tetradic#D09E85, #92D085, #85B8D0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F3FB

Lighter +20%#E7CFEC

Lighter +10%#D5AADE

Darker −10%#B160C2

Darker −20%#9A42AD

Darker −30%#793488

Darker −40%#582663

More saturated +25%#D170E5

Less saturated −25%#B59ABB

Channel breakdown

R195

G133

B208

Red195 (76.5%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue289.6°

Saturation (HSL)44.38%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G 85 · B D0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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