Recognised as Colour
#C980DC
- #C980DC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C980DC is a violet with RGB values 201, 128, 220 and HSL 288°, 57%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C980DC#C980DC
HEX#C980DC
RGBrgb(201, 128, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.502, 0.8627
RGB percentages78.8%, 50.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(287.6, 56.8%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 41.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK8.6%, 41.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,205,724
CSS custom property--colour: #C980DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#367F23
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93DC80
Analogous#9B80DC, #DC80C1
Triadic#DCC980, #80DCC9
Split complementary#C1DC80, #80DC9B
Tetradic#DC9B80, #93DC80, #80C1DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G128
B220
Red201 (78.8%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue287.61°
Saturation (HSL)56.79%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 80 · B DC
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