Recognised as Colour
#C690DC
- #C690DC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C690DC is a violet with RGB values 198, 144, 220 and HSL 283°, 52%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C690DC#C690DC
HEX#C690DC
RGBrgb(198, 144, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5647, 0.8627
RGB percentages77.6%, 56.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(282.6, 52.1%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 34.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK10%, 34.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,013,212
CSS custom property--colour: #C690DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#396F23
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6DC90
Analogous#A090DC, #DC90CC
Triadic#DCC690, #90DCC6
Split complementary#CCDC90, #90DCA0
Tetradic#DCA090, #A6DC90, #90CCDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G144
B220
Red198 (77.6%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue282.63°
Saturation (HSL)52.05%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 90 · B DC
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