Colour
#C998DE
- #C998DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C998DE is a violet with RGB values 201, 152, 222 and HSL 282°, 51%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C998DE#C998DE
HEX#C998DE
RGBrgb(201, 152, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5961, 0.8706
RGB percentages78.8%, 59.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(282, 51.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282, 31.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK9.5%, 31.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,211,870
CSS custom property--colour: #C998DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40148WCAG 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 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#366721
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADDE98
Analogous#A698DE, #DE98D0
Triadic#DEC998, #98DEC9
Split complementary#D0DE98, #98DEA6
Tetradic#DEA698, #ADDE98, #98D0DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G152
B222
Red201 (78.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue282°
Saturation (HSL)51.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 98 · B DE
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