Recognised as Colour
#C68ED2
- #C68ED2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C68ED2 is a violet with RGB values 198, 142, 210 and HSL 289°, 43%, 69%. 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
#C68ED2#C68ED2
HEX#C68ED2
RGBrgb(198, 142, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5569, 0.8235
RGB percentages77.6%, 55.7%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(289.4, 43%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 32.4%, 82.4%)
CMYK5.7%, 32.4%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,012,690
CSS custom property--colour: #C68ED2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#39712D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9AD28E
Analogous#A48ED2, #D28EBC
Triadic#D2C68E, #8ED2C6
Split complementary#BCD28E, #8ED2A4
Tetradic#D2A48E, #9AD28E, #8EBCD2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G142
B210
Red198 (77.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue289.41°
Saturation (HSL)43.04%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 8E · B D2
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