Colour
#C4AFCC
- #C4AFCC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C4AFCC is a violet with RGB values 196, 175, 204 and HSL 283°, 22%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C4AFCC#C4AFCC
HEX#C4AFCC
RGBrgb(196, 175, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6863, 0.8
RGB percentages76.9%, 68.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(283.4, 22.1%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 14.2%, 80%)
CMYK3.9%, 14.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,890,060
CSS custom property--colour: #C4AFCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.35:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#3B5033
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B7CCAF
Analogous#B6AFCC, #CCAFC5
Triadic#CCC4AF, #AFCCC4
Split complementary#C5CCAF, #AFCCB6
Tetradic#CCB6AF, #B7CCAF, #AFC5CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G175
B204
Red196 (76.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue283.45°
Saturation (HSL)22.14%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G AF · B CC
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