Colour

#C694D7

#C694D7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C694D7 is a violet with RGB values 198, 148, 215 and HSL 285°, 46%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C694D7

RGBrgb(198, 148, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5804, 0.8431

RGB percentages77.6%, 58%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(284.8, 45.6%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 31.2%, 84.3%)

CMYK7.9%, 31.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,014,231

CSS custom property--colour: #C694D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#396B28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BA3DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A8D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C69CACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 7.5 Orchid · ΔE 26.4 Medium purple · ΔE 27.3 Thistle · ΔE 27.5 Violet · ΔE 27.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5D794

Analogous#A494D7, #D794C7

Triadic#D7C694, #94D7C6

Split complementary#C7D794, #94D7A4

Tetradic#D7A494, #A5D794, #94C7D7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEDEF3

Lighter +10%#DAB9E5

Darker −10%#B26FC9

Darker −20%#9E4ABB

Darker −30%#813999

Darker −40%#612B74

More saturated +25%#CF82E9

Less saturated −25%#BDA6C5

Channel breakdown

R198

G148

B215

Red198 (77.6%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue284.78°

Saturation (HSL)45.58%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 94 · B D7

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Colour values

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