#C299FE

A color in the Violet family

#c299fe is a color in the Violet family: RGB(194, 153, 254), HSL(264°, 98%, 80%), CMYK(24%, 40%, 0%, 0%). Closest named color: plum. Contrast is 2.26:1 on white and 9.28:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#c299fe
RGBrgb(194 153 254)
RGB (legacy)rgb(194, 153, 254)
RGB %rgb(76% 60% 100%)
HSLhsl(264 98% 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 40%, 100%)
HWBhwb(264 60% 0%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 40%, 0%, 0%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(70.07 30.63 -45.01)
LCHlch(70.07 54.45 304.24)
OKLaboklab(0.7594 0.077 -0.1245)
OKLCHoklch(0.7594 0.1464 301.73)
Decimal12753406

Properties

Color ToneViolet
Closest named colorplum ΔE 7.1
Closest web-safe color#cc99ff
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)98% / 40%
Lightness (HSL)80%
Brightness or Value (HSV)100%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)69% / 66%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.4141
Red / Green / Blue194 / 153 / 254

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.26:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
9.28:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 44.5 / -57.6 · As background with white / black text: Lc -49.3 / 59.5

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #c299fe;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(75.94% 0.1464 301.73);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(194 153 254 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#c299fe] text-[#c299fe] border-[#c299fe]">