Colour

#C98EFE

#C98EFE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C98EFE is a violet with RGB values 201, 142, 254 and HSL 272°, 98%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#C98EFE

RGBrgb(201, 142, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5569, 0.9961

RGB percentages78.8%, 55.7%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(271.6, 98.2%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.6, 44.1%, 99.6%)

CMYK20.9%, 44.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,209,342

CSS custom property--colour: #C98EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#367101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#73A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#82A8FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C1A0BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.3 Violet · ΔE 17.1 Orchid · ΔE 18.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 22 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3FE8E

Analogous#918EFE, #FE8EFB

Triadic#FEC98E, #8EFEC9

Split complementary#FBFE8E, #8EFE91

Tetradic#FE918E, #C3FE8E, #8EFBFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F3FF

Lighter +10%#E1C1FE

Darker −10%#B15BFE

Darker −20%#9929FD

Darker −30%#8002F1

Darker −40%#6502BE

More saturated +25%#C98DFF

Less saturated −25%#C89CF0

Channel breakdown

R201

G142

B254

Red201 (78.8%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue271.61°

Saturation (HSL)98.25%

Lightness77.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 8E · B FE

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Colour values

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