Recognised as Colour
#C594E4
- #C594E4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C594E4 is a violet with RGB values 197, 148, 228 and HSL 277°, 60%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C594E4#C594E4
HEX#C594E4
RGBrgb(197, 148, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5804, 0.8941
RGB percentages77.3%, 58%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(276.8, 59.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.8, 35.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK13.6%, 35.1%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,948,708
CSS custom property--colour: #C594E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#3A6B1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3E494
Analogous#9D94E4, #E494DB
Triadic#E4C594, #94E4C5
Split complementary#DBE494, #94E49D
Tetradic#E49D94, #B3E494, #94DBE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G148
B228
Red197 (77.3%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue276.75°
Saturation (HSL)59.7%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 94 · B E4
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