Recognised as Colour
#C98EED
- #C98EED
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#C98EED is a violet with RGB values 201, 142, 237 and HSL 277°, 73%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#C98EED#C98EED
HEX#C98EED
RGBrgb(201, 142, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5569, 0.9294
RGB percentages78.8%, 55.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(277.3, 72.5%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 40.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK15.2%, 40.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,209,325
CSS custom property--colour: #C98EED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#367112
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2ED8E
Analogous#9A8EED, #ED8EE1
Triadic#EDC98E, #8EEDC9
Split complementary#E2ED8E, #8EED99
Tetradic#ED998E, #B2ED8E, #8EE1ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G142
B237
Red201 (78.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue277.26°
Saturation (HSL)72.52%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 8E · B ED
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