Colour
#C4ADCC
- #C4ADCC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C4ADCC is a violet with RGB values 196, 173, 204 and HSL 285°, 23%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C4ADCC#C4ADCC
HEX#C4ADCC
RGBrgb(196, 173, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6784, 0.8
RGB percentages76.9%, 67.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(284.5, 23.3%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 15.2%, 80%)
CMYK3.9%, 15.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,889,548
CSS custom property--colour: #C4ADCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#3B5233
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5CCAD
Analogous#B4ADCC, #CCADC5
Triadic#CCC4AD, #ADCCC4
Split complementary#C5CCAD, #ADCCB5
Tetradic#CCB5AD, #B5CCAD, #ADC5CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G173
B204
Red196 (76.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue284.52°
Saturation (HSL)23.31%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G AD · B CC
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