Recognised as Colour
#C98ADC
- #C98ADC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C98ADC is a violet with RGB values 201, 138, 220 and HSL 286°, 54%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C98ADC#C98ADC
HEX#C98ADC
RGBrgb(201, 138, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5412, 0.8627
RGB percentages78.8%, 54.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(286.1, 53.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 37.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK8.6%, 37.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,208,284
CSS custom property--colour: #C98ADC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35762WCAG 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 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#367523
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 text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DDC8A
Analogous#A08ADC, #DC8AC6
Triadic#DCC98A, #8ADCC9
Split complementary#C6DC8A, #8ADCA0
Tetradic#DCA08A, #9DDC8A, #8AC6DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G138
B220
Red201 (78.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue286.1°
Saturation (HSL)53.95%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 8A · B DC
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