Recognised as Colour

#C68DDB

#C68DDB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C68DDB is a violet with RGB values 198, 141, 219 and HSL 284°, 52%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C68DDB

RGBrgb(198, 141, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5529, 0.8588

RGB percentages77.6%, 55.3%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(283.8, 52%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 35.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK9.6%, 35.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,012,443

CSS custom property--colour: #C68DDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#397224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#819FDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8FA4D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Tritanopia#C697AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.9 Orchid · ΔE 20.7 Violet · ΔE 22.1 Medium purple · ΔE 22.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2DB8D

Analogous#9F8DDB, #DB8DC9

Triadic#DBC68D, #8DDBC6

Split complementary#C9DB8D, #8DDB9F

Tetradic#DB9F8D, #A2DB8D, #8DC9DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDDBF3

Lighter +10%#D9B4E7

Darker −10%#B366CF

Darker −20%#9F3FC3

Darker −30%#80329D

Darker −40%#612577

More saturated +25%#CF7AEE

Less saturated −25%#BDA0C8

Channel breakdown

R198

G141

B219

Red198 (77.6%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue283.85°

Saturation (HSL)52%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 8D · B DB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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