Colour
#C396EE
- #C396EE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C396EE is a violet with RGB values 195, 150, 238 and HSL 271°, 72%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C396EE#C396EE
HEX#C396EE
RGBrgb(195, 150, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5882, 0.9333
RGB percentages76.5%, 58.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(270.7, 72.1%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.7, 37%, 93.3%)
CMYK18.1%, 37%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,818,158
CSS custom property--colour: #C396EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#3C6911
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1EE96
Analogous#9796EE, #EE96ED
Triadic#EEC396, #96EEC3
Split complementary#EDEE96, #96EE97
Tetradic#EE9796, #C1EE96, #96EDEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G150
B238
Red195 (76.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue270.68°
Saturation (HSL)72.13%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 96 · B EE
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