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Colour

#C69CDC

  • #C69CDC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C69CDC is a violet with RGB values 198, 156, 220 and HSL 279°, 48%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C69CDC#C69CDC
HEX#C69CDC
RGBrgb(198, 156, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6118, 0.8627
RGB percentages77.6%, 61.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(279.4, 47.8%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 29.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK10%, 29.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,016,284
CSS custom property--colour: #C69CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#396323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A9DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CADDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#C5A4B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 7.8Thistle · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 30Orchid · ΔE 30.1Violet · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2DC9C
Analogous#A69CDC, #DC9CD2
Triadic#DCC69C, #9CDCC6
Split complementary#D2DC9C, #9CDCA6
Tetradic#DCA69C, #B2DC9C, #9CD2DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1E7F7
Lighter +10%#DCC2E9
Darker −10%#B076CF
Darker −20%#9B51C1
Darker −30%#803AA5
Darker −40%#632D7F
More saturated +25%#CB8BED
Less saturated −25%#C1ADCB

Channel breakdown

R198
G156
B220
Red198 (77.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue279.38°
Saturation (HSL)47.76%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 9C · B DC

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