Colour
#C5BADF
- #C5BADF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C5BADF is a violet with RGB values 197, 186, 223 and HSL 258°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C5BADF#C5BADF
HEX#C5BADF
RGBrgb(197, 186, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7294, 0.8745
RGB percentages77.3%, 72.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(257.8, 36.6%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 16.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK11.7%, 16.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,958,431
CSS custom property--colour: #C5BADF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.46:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#3A4520
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D4DFBA
Analogous#BAC1DF, #D8BADF
Triadic#DFC5BA, #BADFC5
Split complementary#DFD8BA, #C2DFBA
Tetradic#DFBAC1, #D4DFBA, #BADFD8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G186
B223
Red197 (77.3%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue257.84°
Saturation (HSL)36.63%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G BA · B DF
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