Recognised as Colour
#C997EC
- #C997EC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C997EC is a violet with RGB values 201, 151, 236 and HSL 275°, 69%, 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
#C997EC#C997EC
HEX#C997EC
RGBrgb(201, 151, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5922, 0.9255
RGB percentages78.8%, 59.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(275.3, 69.1%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 36%, 92.5%)
CMYK14.8%, 36%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,211,628
CSS custom property--colour: #C997EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#366813
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAEC97
Analogous#9E97EC, #EC97E5
Triadic#ECC997, #97ECC9
Split complementary#E5EC97, #97EC9E
Tetradic#EC9E97, #BAEC97, #97E5EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G151
B236
Red201 (78.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue275.29°
Saturation (HSL)69.11%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 97 · B EC
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