Recognised as Colour
#C696D2
- #C696D2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C696D2 is a violet with RGB values 198, 150, 210 and HSL 288°, 40%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C696D2#C696D2
HEX#C696D2
RGBrgb(198, 150, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5882, 0.8235
RGB percentages77.6%, 58.8%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(288, 40%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 28.6%, 82.4%)
CMYK5.7%, 28.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,014,738
CSS custom property--colour: #C696D2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#39692D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2D296
Analogous#A896D2, #D296C0
Triadic#D2C696, #96D2C6
Split complementary#C0D296, #96D2A8
Tetradic#D2A896, #A2D296, #96C0D2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G150
B210
Red198 (77.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 96 · B D2
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