Recognised as Colour
#C489D7
- #C489D7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C489D7 is a violet with RGB values 196, 137, 215 and HSL 285°, 49%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C489D7#C489D7
HEX#C489D7
RGBrgb(196, 137, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5373, 0.8431
RGB percentages76.9%, 53.7%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(285.4, 49.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 36.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK8.8%, 36.3%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,880,343
CSS custom property--colour: #C489D7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#3B7628
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CD789
Analogous#9D89D7, #D789C3
Triadic#D7C489, #89D7C4
Split complementary#C3D789, #89D79D
Tetradic#D79D89, #9CD789, #89C3D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G137
B215
Red196 (76.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue285.38°
Saturation (HSL)49.37%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 89 · B D7
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