Recognised as Colour
#C898DF
- #C898DF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C898DF is a violet with RGB values 200, 152, 223 and HSL 281°, 53%, 74%. 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
#C898DF#C898DF
HEX#C898DF
RGBrgb(200, 152, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.5961, 0.8745
RGB percentages78.4%, 59.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(280.6, 52.6%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 31.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK10.3%, 31.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,146,335
CSS custom property--colour: #C898DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#376720
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFDF98
Analogous#A598DF, #DF98D3
Triadic#DFC898, #98DFC8
Split complementary#D3DF98, #98DFA4
Tetradic#DFA498, #AFDF98, #98D3DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G152
B223
Red200 (78.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue280.56°
Saturation (HSL)52.59%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 98 · B DF
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