Recognised as Colour
#C698FA
- #C698FA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#C698FA is a violet with RGB values 198, 152, 250 and HSL 268°, 91%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#C698FA#C698FA
HEX#C698FA
RGBrgb(198, 152, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5961, 0.9804
RGB percentages77.6%, 59.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(268.2, 90.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 39.2%, 98%)
CMYK20.8%, 39.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,015,290
CSS custom property--colour: #C698FA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#396705
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCFA98
Analogous#989BFA, #F798FA
Triadic#FAC698, #98FAC6
Split complementary#FAF798, #9BFA98
Tetradic#FA989B, #CCFA98, #98FAF7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G152
B250
Red198 (77.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue268.16°
Saturation (HSL)90.74%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 98 · B FA
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