Recognised as Colour
#C898DD
- #C898DD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C898DD is a violet with RGB values 200, 152, 221 and HSL 282°, 50%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C898DD#C898DD
HEX#C898DD
RGBrgb(200, 152, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.5961, 0.8667
RGB percentages78.4%, 59.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(281.7, 50.4%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 31.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK9.5%, 31.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,146,333
CSS custom property--colour: #C898DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#376722
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADDD98
Analogous#A598DD, #DD98D0
Triadic#DDC898, #98DDC8
Split complementary#D0DD98, #98DDA5
Tetradic#DDA598, #ADDD98, #98D0DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G152
B221
Red200 (78.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue281.74°
Saturation (HSL)50.36%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 98 · B DD
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