Recognised as Colour
#C5A4CC
- #C5A4CC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C5A4CC is a violet with RGB values 197, 164, 204 and HSL 290°, 28%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C5A4CC#C5A4CC
HEX#C5A4CC
RGBrgb(197, 164, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6431, 0.8
RGB percentages77.3%, 64.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(289.5, 28.2%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 19.6%, 80%)
CMYK3.4%, 19.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,952,780
CSS custom property--colour: #C5A4CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#3A5B33
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABCCA4
Analogous#B1A4CC, #CCA4BF
Triadic#CCC5A4, #A4CCC5
Split complementary#BFCCA4, #A4CCB1
Tetradic#CCB1A4, #ABCCA4, #A4BFCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G164
B204
Red197 (77.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue289.5°
Saturation (HSL)28.17%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G A4 · B CC
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