Colour
#C397F1
- #C397F1
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C397F1 is a violet with RGB values 195, 151, 241 and HSL 269°, 76%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C397F1#C397F1
HEX#C397F1
RGBrgb(195, 151, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5922, 0.9451
RGB percentages76.5%, 59.2%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(269.3, 76.3%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 37.3%, 94.5%)
CMYK19.1%, 37.3%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,818,417
CSS custom property--colour: #C397F1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3C680E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5F197
Analogous#9798F1, #F097F1
Triadic#F1C397, #97F1C3
Split complementary#F1F097, #98F197
Tetradic#F19798, #C5F197, #97F1F0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G151
B241
Red195 (76.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue269.33°
Saturation (HSL)76.27%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 97 · B F1
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page