Recognised as Colour
#C586E2
- #C586E2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C586E2 is a violet with RGB values 197, 134, 226 and HSL 281°, 61%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C586E2#C586E2
HEX#C586E2
RGBrgb(197, 134, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5255, 0.8863
RGB percentages77.3%, 52.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(281.1, 61.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 40.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK12.8%, 40.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,945,122
CSS custom property--colour: #C586E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#3A791D
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 text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3E286
Analogous#9786E2, #E286D1
Triadic#E2C586, #86E2C5
Split complementary#D1E286, #86E297
Tetradic#E29786, #A3E286, #86D1E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G134
B226
Red197 (77.3%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue281.09°
Saturation (HSL)61.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 86 · B E2
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