Colour

#C599FF

#C599FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C599FF is a violet with RGB values 197, 153, 255 and HSL 266°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#C599FF

RGBrgb(197, 153, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6, 1

RGB percentages77.3%, 60%, 100%

HSLhsl(265.9, 100%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 40%, 100%)

CMYK22.7%, 40%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,950,015

CSS custom property--colour: #C599FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#3A6600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#80ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#89ADFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#BBAAC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.7 Violet · ΔE 21.8 Plum · ΔE 23.2 Orchid · ΔE 23.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D3FF99

Analogous#99A0FF, #F899FF

Triadic#FFC599, #99FFC5

Split complementary#FFF899, #A0FF99

Tetradic#FF99A0, #D3FF99, #99FFF8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E2CCFF

Darker −10%#A866FF

Darker −20%#8B33FF

Darker −30%#6E00FF

Darker −40%#5800CC

More saturated +25%#C599FF

Less saturated −25%#C7A6F2

Channel breakdown

R197

G153

B255

Red197 (77.3%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue265.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 99 · B FF

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