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Colour

#C4A8FF

  • #C4A8FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C4A8FF is a violet with RGB values 196, 168, 255 and HSL 259°, 100%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C4A8FF#C4A8FF
HEX#C4A8FF
RGBrgb(196, 168, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6588, 1
RGB percentages76.9%, 65.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(259.3, 100%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 34.1%, 100%)
CMYK23.1%, 34.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,888,319
CSS custom property--colour: #C4A8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#3B5700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B9B6C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Violet · ΔE 29.3Orchid · ΔE 30.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3FFA8
Analogous#A8B7FF, #F0A8FF
Triadic#FFC4A8, #A8FFC4
Split complementary#FFF0A8, #B7FFA8
Tetradic#FFA8B7, #E3FFA8, #A8FFF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7DBFF
Darker −10%#A175FF
Darker −20%#7F42FF
Darker −30%#5C0FFF
Darker −40%#4600DB
More saturated +25%#C4A8FF
Less saturated −25%#C8B3F4

Channel breakdown

R196
G168
B255
Red196 (76.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue259.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G A8 · B FF

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