Recognised as Colour

#C694FD

#C694FD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C694FD is a violet with RGB values 198, 148, 253 and HSL 269°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C694FD#C694FD

HEX#C694FD

RGBrgb(198, 148, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5804, 0.9922

RGB percentages77.6%, 58%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(268.6, 96.3%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 41.5%, 99.2%)

CMYK21.7%, 41.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,014,269

CSS custom property--colour: #C694FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#396B02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7BA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#86AAFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BDA5BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.5 Violet · ΔE 19.7 Orchid · ΔE 21.1 Plum · ΔE 24.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 26 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBFD94

Analogous#9497FD, #FB94FD

Triadic#FDC694, #94FDC6

Split complementary#FDFB94, #97FD94

Tetradic#FD9497, #CBFD94, #94FDFB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF8FF

Lighter +10%#E1C6FE

Darker −10%#AB62FC

Darker −20%#9130FB

Darker −30%#7605F3

Darker −40%#5E04C1

More saturated +25%#C692FF

Less saturated −25%#C7A2EF

Channel breakdown

R198

G148

B253

Red198 (77.6%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue268.57°

Saturation (HSL)96.33%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 94 · B FD

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