Recognised as Colour
#C696DF
- #C696DF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C696DF is a violet with RGB values 198, 150, 223 and HSL 279°, 53%, 73%. 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
#C696DF#C696DF
HEX#C696DF
RGBrgb(198, 150, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5882, 0.8745
RGB percentages77.6%, 58.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(279.5, 53.3%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 32.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK11.2%, 32.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,014,751
CSS custom property--colour: #C696DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39146WCAG 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 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#396920
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFDF96
Analogous#A296DF, #DF96D4
Triadic#DFC696, #96DFC6
Split complementary#D4DF96, #96DFA2
Tetradic#DFA296, #AFDF96, #96D3DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G150
B223
Red198 (77.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue279.45°
Saturation (HSL)53.28%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 96 · B DF
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