Colour
#C68FD3
- #C68FD3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C68FD3 is a violet with RGB values 198, 143, 211 and HSL 289°, 44%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C68FD3#C68FD3
HEX#C68FD3
RGBrgb(198, 143, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5608, 0.8275
RGB percentages77.6%, 56.1%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(288.5, 43.6%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 32.2%, 82.7%)
CMYK6.2%, 32.2%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,012,947
CSS custom property--colour: #C68FD3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#39702C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CD38F
Analogous#A48FD3, #D38FBE
Triadic#D3C68F, #8FD3C6
Split complementary#BED38F, #8FD3A4
Tetradic#D3A48F, #9CD38F, #8FBED3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G143
B211
Red198 (77.6%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue288.53°
Saturation (HSL)43.59%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 8F · B D3
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