Recognised as Colour
#C498DE
- #C498DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C498DE is a violet with RGB values 196, 152, 222 and HSL 278°, 51%, 73%. 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
#C498DE#C498DE
HEX#C498DE
RGBrgb(196, 152, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5961, 0.8706
RGB percentages76.9%, 59.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(277.7, 51.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.7, 31.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK11.7%, 31.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,884,190
CSS custom property--colour: #C498DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#3B6721
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2DE98
Analogous#A198DE, #DE98D5
Triadic#DEC498, #98DEC4
Split complementary#D5DE98, #98DEA1
Tetradic#DEA198, #B2DE98, #98D5DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G152
B222
Red196 (76.9%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue277.71°
Saturation (HSL)51.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 98 · B DE
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