Recognised as Colour

#C99DFD

#C99DFD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C99DFD is a violet with RGB values 201, 157, 253 and HSL 268°, 96%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#C99DFD#C99DFD

HEX#C99DFD

RGBrgb(201, 157, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6157, 0.9922

RGB percentages78.8%, 61.6%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(267.5, 96%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.5, 37.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK20.6%, 37.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,213,181

CSS custom property--colour: #C99DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#366202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#90B1FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C1ACC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.1 Plum · ΔE 19.9 Violet · ΔE 22.4 Orchid · ΔE 23.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1FD9D

Analogous#9DA1FD, #F99DFD

Triadic#FDC99D, #9DFDC9

Split complementary#FDF99D, #A1FD9D

Tetradic#FD9DA1, #D1FD9D, #9DFDF9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E5CFFE

Darker −10%#AD6BFC

Darker −20%#9239FB

Darker −30%#7607FA

Darker −40%#5F04CA

More saturated +25%#C99BFF

Less saturated −25%#CAAAF1

Channel breakdown

R201

G157

B253

Red201 (78.8%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue267.5°

Saturation (HSL)96%

Lightness80.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 9D · B FD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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