Colour
#C89CD9
- #C89CD9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C89CD9 is a violet with RGB values 200, 156, 217 and HSL 283°, 45%, 73%. 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
#C89CD9#C89CD9
HEX#C89CD9
RGBrgb(200, 156, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6118, 0.851
RGB percentages78.4%, 61.2%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(283.3, 44.5%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.3, 28.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK7.8%, 28.1%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,147,353
CSS custom property--colour: #C89CD9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41066WCAG 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 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#376326
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADD99C
Analogous#AA9CD9, #D99CCC
Triadic#D9C89C, #9CD9C8
Split complementary#CBD99C, #9CD9AA
Tetradic#D9AA9C, #ADD99C, #9CCCD9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G156
B217
Red200 (78.4%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue283.28°
Saturation (HSL)44.53%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 9C · B D9
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