Colour

#C695E2

#C695E2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C695E2 is a violet with RGB values 198, 149, 226 and HSL 278°, 57%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C695E2

RGBrgb(198, 149, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5843, 0.8863

RGB percentages77.6%, 58.4%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(278.2, 57%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 34.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK12.4%, 34.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,014,498

CSS custom property--colour: #C695E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#396A1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88A5E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#93A9E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C49FB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.1 Medium purple · ΔE 23.2 Orchid · ΔE 23.9 Violet · ΔE 24.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.5 Thistle · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1E295

Analogous#A095E2, #E295D7

Triadic#E2C695, #95E2C6

Split complementary#D8E295, #95E2A0

Tetradic#E2A095, #B1E295, #95D7E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1E5F8

Lighter +10%#DCBDED

Darker −10%#B06DD7

Darker −20%#9B45CC

Darker −30%#8030AE

Darker −40%#632586

More saturated +25%#CB84F3

Less saturated −25%#C1A6D1

Channel breakdown

R198

G149

B226

Red198 (77.6%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue278.18°

Saturation (HSL)57.04%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 95 · B E2

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Colour values

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