Colour
#C599DA
- #C599DA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C599DA is a violet with RGB values 197, 153, 218 and HSL 281°, 47%, 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
#C599DA#C599DA
HEX#C599DA
RGBrgb(197, 153, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6, 0.8549
RGB percentages77.3%, 60%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(280.6, 46.8%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 29.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK9.6%, 29.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,949,978
CSS custom property--colour: #C599DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3A6625
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEDA99
Analogous#A499DA, #DA99CE
Triadic#DAC599, #99DAC5
Split complementary#CEDA99, #99DAA4
Tetradic#DAA599, #AEDA99, #99CEDA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G153
B218
Red197 (77.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue280.62°
Saturation (HSL)46.76%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 99 · B DA
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