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Colour

#C988EF

  • #C988EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#C988EF is a violet with RGB values 201, 136, 239 and HSL 278°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#C988EF#C988EF
HEX#C988EF
RGBrgb(201, 136, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5333, 0.9373
RGB percentages78.8%, 53.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(277.9, 76.3%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 43.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK15.9%, 43.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,207,791
CSS custom property--colour: #C988EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#367710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#739FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A4ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C597B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 14.8Orchid · ΔE 15.2Medium purple · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Plum · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEEF88
Analogous#9688EF, #EF88E2
Triadic#EFC988, #88EFC9
Split complementary#E2EF88, #88EF96
Tetradic#EF9688, #AEEF88, #88E1EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2E2FB
Lighter +10%#DDB5F5
Darker −10%#B55BE9
Darker −20%#A02EE3
Darker −30%#851AC4
Darker −40%#671497
More saturated +25%#CD78FF
Less saturated −25%#C599DE

Channel breakdown

R201
G136
B239
Red201 (78.8%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue277.86°
Saturation (HSL)76.3%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 88 · B EF

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