Recognised as Colour
#C79FD0
- #C79FD0
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C79FD0 is a violet with RGB values 199, 159, 208 and HSL 289°, 34%, 72%. 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
#C79FD0#C79FD0
HEX#C79FD0
RGBrgb(199, 159, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6235, 0.8157
RGB percentages78%, 62.4%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(289, 34.3%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289, 23.6%, 81.6%)
CMYK4.3%, 23.6%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,082,576
CSS custom property--colour: #C79FD0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#38602F
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 text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8D09F
Analogous#AE9FD0, #D09FC1
Triadic#D0C79F, #9FD0C7
Split complementary#C1D09F, #9FD0AE
Tetradic#D0AE9F, #A8D09F, #9FC1D0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G159
B208
Red199 (78%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue288.98°
Saturation (HSL)34.27%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G 9F · B D0
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