Colour
#C491CF
- #C491CF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C491CF is a violet with RGB values 196, 145, 207 and HSL 289°, 39%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C491CF#C491CF
HEX#C491CF
RGBrgb(196, 145, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5686, 0.8118
RGB percentages76.9%, 56.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(289.4, 39.2%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 30%, 81.2%)
CMYK5.3%, 30%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,882,383
CSS custom property--colour: #C491CF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#3B6E30
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CCF91
Analogous#A591CF, #CF91BB
Triadic#CFC491, #91CFC4
Split complementary#BBCF91, #91CFA5
Tetradic#CFA591, #9CCF91, #91BBCF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G145
B207
Red196 (76.9%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue289.35°
Saturation (HSL)39.24%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 91 · B CF
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