Recognised as Colour

#C99DEB

#C99DEB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C99DEB is a violet with RGB values 201, 157, 235 and HSL 274°, 66%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C99DEB#C99DEB

HEX#C99DEB

RGBrgb(201, 157, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6157, 0.9216

RGB percentages78.8%, 61.6%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(273.8, 66.1%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 33.2%, 92.2%)

CMYK14.5%, 33.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,213,163

CSS custom property--colour: #C99DEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1

Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#366214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8FACEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#98AFE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C5A8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.5 Medium purple · ΔE 24.3 Violet · ΔE 26 Orchid · ΔE 26.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3 Thistle · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFEB9D

Analogous#A29DEB, #EB9DE6

Triadic#EBC99D, #9DEBC9

Split complementary#E6EB9D, #9DEBA2

Tetradic#EBA29D, #BFEB9D, #9DE6EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F2FC

Lighter +10%#E0C7F4

Darker −10%#B273E2

Darker −20%#9A48DA

Darker −30%#8229C6

Darker −40%#66209C

More saturated +25%#CB8EFA

Less saturated −25%#C7ACDC

Channel breakdown

R201

G157

B235

Red201 (78.8%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue273.85°

Saturation (HSL)66.1%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 9D · B EB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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