Recognised as Colour
#C787DD
- #C787DD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C787DD is a violet with RGB values 199, 135, 221 and HSL 285°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C787DD#C787DD
HEX#C787DD
RGBrgb(199, 135, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.5294, 0.8667
RGB percentages78%, 52.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(284.7, 55.8%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 38.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK10%, 38.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,076,445
CSS custom property--colour: #C787DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#387822
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DDD87
Analogous#9C87DD, #DD87C8
Triadic#DDC787, #87DDC7
Split complementary#C8DD87, #87DD9C
Tetradic#DD9C87, #9DDD87, #87C8DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G135
B221
Red199 (78%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue284.65°
Saturation (HSL)55.84%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G 87 · B DD
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