Recognised as Colour
#C989DF
- #C989DF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C989DF is a violet with RGB values 201, 137, 223 and HSL 285°, 57%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C989DF#C989DF
HEX#C989DF
RGBrgb(201, 137, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5373, 0.8745
RGB percentages78.8%, 53.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(284.7, 57.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 38.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK9.9%, 38.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,208,031
CSS custom property--colour: #C989DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#367620
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FDF89
Analogous#9E89DF, #DF89CA
Triadic#DFC989, #89DFC9
Split complementary#CADF89, #89DF9E
Tetradic#DF9E89, #9FDF89, #89CADF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G137
B223
Red201 (78.8%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue284.65°
Saturation (HSL)57.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 89 · B DF
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