Colour

#C98AEC

#C98AEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#C98AEC is a violet with RGB values 201, 138, 236 and HSL 279°, 72%, 73%. 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

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HEX#C98AEC

RGBrgb(201, 138, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5412, 0.9255

RGB percentages78.8%, 54.1%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(278.6, 72.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 41.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK14.8%, 41.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,208,300

CSS custom property--colour: #C98AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#367513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#77A0F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#87A5E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C698B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 15.7 Orchid · ΔE 15.8 Medium purple · ΔE 16.2 Plum · ΔE 21.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4 Slate blue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ADEC8A

Analogous#988AEC, #EC8ADE

Triadic#ECC98A, #8AECC9

Split complementary#DEEC8A, #8AEC98

Tetradic#EC988A, #ADEC8A, #8ADEEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2E2FA

Lighter +10%#DDB6F3

Darker −10%#B55EE5

Darker −20%#A032DE

Darker −30%#851FBE

Darker −40%#661892

More saturated +25%#CE79FD

Less saturated −25%#C49BDB

Channel breakdown

R201

G138

B236

Red201 (78.8%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue278.57°

Saturation (HSL)72.06%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 8A · B EC

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Colour values

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