Colour
#C5AECF
- #C5AECF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C5AECF is a violet with RGB values 197, 174, 207 and HSL 282°, 26%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C5AECF#C5AECF
HEX#C5AECF
RGBrgb(197, 174, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6824, 0.8118
RGB percentages77.3%, 68.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(281.8, 25.6%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.8, 15.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK4.8%, 15.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,955,343
CSS custom property--colour: #C5AECF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#3A5130
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 text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8CFAE
Analogous#B4AECF, #CFAEC9
Triadic#CFC5AE, #AECFC5
Split complementary#C9CFAE, #AECFB5
Tetradic#CFB5AE, #B8CFAE, #AEC9CF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G174
B207
Red197 (77.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue281.82°
Saturation (HSL)25.58%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G AE · B CF
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