Recognised as Colour
#C996F0
- #C996F0
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C996F0 is a violet with RGB values 201, 150, 240 and HSL 274°, 75%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C996F0#C996F0
HEX#C996F0
RGBrgb(201, 150, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5882, 0.9412
RGB percentages78.8%, 58.8%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(274, 75%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274, 37.5%, 94.1%)
CMYK16.3%, 37.5%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,211,376
CSS custom property--colour: #C996F0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#36690F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDF096
Analogous#9C96F0, #F096EA
Triadic#F0C996, #96F0C9
Split complementary#EAF096, #96F09C
Tetradic#F09C96, #BDF096, #96EAF0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G150
B240
Red201 (78.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue274°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 96 · B F0
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