Recognised as Colour
#C69BEE
- #C69BEE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C69BEE is a violet with RGB values 198, 155, 238 and HSL 271°, 71%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C69BEE#C69BEE
HEX#C69BEE
RGBrgb(198, 155, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6078, 0.9333
RGB percentages77.6%, 60.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(271.1, 70.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 34.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK16.8%, 34.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,016,046
CSS custom property--colour: #C69BEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#396411
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3EE9B
Analogous#9C9BEE, #EE9BEC
Triadic#EEC69B, #9BEEC6
Split complementary#ECEE9B, #9BEE9D
Tetradic#EE9D9B, #C3EE9B, #9BECEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G155
B238
Red198 (77.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue271.08°
Saturation (HSL)70.94%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 9B · B EE
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