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Recognised as Colour

#C5A8EE

  • #C5A8EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C5A8EE is a violet with RGB values 197, 168, 238 and HSL 265°, 67%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C5A8EE#C5A8EE
HEX#C5A8EE
RGBrgb(197, 168, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6588, 0.9333
RGB percentages77.3%, 65.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(264.9, 67.3%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 29.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK17.2%, 29.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,953,838
CSS custom property--colour: #C5A8EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.21:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#3A5711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB4F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB5ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BFB2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.5Thistle · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.5Light steelblue · ΔE 30.3Violet · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1EEA8
Analogous#A8AEEE, #E8A8EE
Triadic#EEC5A8, #A8EEC5
Split complementary#EEE8A8, #AEEEA8
Tetradic#EEA8AE, #D1EEA8, #A8EEE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDFF
Lighter +10%#E1D3F6
Darker −10%#A97DE6
Darker −20%#8C53DD
Darker −30%#7029D4
Darker −40%#5921A9
More saturated +25%#C39BFB
Less saturated −25%#C7B5E1

Channel breakdown

R197
G168
B238
Red197 (77.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue264.86°
Saturation (HSL)67.31%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G A8 · B EE

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