Wisteria
#C996E9 · Wisteria
#C996E9 is Wisteria, a balanced violet color. It has an RGB value of 201, 150, 233 and a relative luminance of 0.401, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
◐ Balanced
Hue family
violet
Luminance
0.40
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
2.33:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
9.02:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #C996E9?
#C996E9 is Wisteria, a balanced violet color. In RGB it is 201, 150, 233, and in HSL it is 277°, 65%, 75%.
Is #C996E9 a light or dark color?
#C996E9 has a relative luminance of 0.401, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #C996E9?
Its complementary color is #B6E996. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.