Recognised as Colour
#C987DD
- #C987DD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C987DD is a violet with RGB values 201, 135, 221 and HSL 286°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C987DD#C987DD
HEX#C987DD
RGBrgb(201, 135, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5294, 0.8667
RGB percentages78.8%, 52.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(286, 55.8%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286, 38.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK9%, 38.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,207,517
CSS custom property--colour: #C987DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#367822
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BDD87
Analogous#9E87DD, #DD87C6
Triadic#DDC987, #87DDC9
Split complementary#C6DD87, #87DD9E
Tetradic#DD9E87, #9BDD87, #87C6DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G135
B221
Red201 (78.8%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue286.05°
Saturation (HSL)55.84%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 87 · B DD
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