Colour
#C498F0
- #C498F0
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C498F0 is a violet with RGB values 196, 152, 240 and HSL 270°, 75%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C498F0#C498F0
HEX#C498F0
RGBrgb(196, 152, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5961, 0.9412
RGB percentages76.9%, 59.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(270, 74.6%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 36.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK18.3%, 36.7%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,884,208
CSS custom property--colour: #C498F0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#3B670F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4F098
Analogous#9898F0, #F098F0
Triadic#F0C498, #98F0C4
Split complementary#F0F098, #98F098
Tetradic#F09898, #C4F098, #98F0F0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G152
B240
Red196 (76.9%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)74.58%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 98 · B F0
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