Recognised as Colour
#C49ECD
- #C49ECD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C49ECD is a violet with RGB values 196, 158, 205 and HSL 289°, 32%, 71%. 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
#C49ECD#C49ECD
HEX#C49ECD
RGBrgb(196, 158, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6196, 0.8039
RGB percentages76.9%, 62%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(288.5, 32%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 22.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK4.4%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,885,709
CSS custom property--colour: #C49ECD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3B6132
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7CD9E
Analogous#AC9ECD, #CD9EBF
Triadic#CDC49E, #9ECDC4
Split complementary#BFCD9E, #9ECDAC
Tetradic#CDAC9E, #A7CD9E, #9EBFCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G158
B205
Red196 (76.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue288.51°
Saturation (HSL)31.97%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 9E · B CD
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