Colour

#C6A4CE

#C6A4CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#C6A4CE is a violet with RGB values 198, 164, 206 and HSL 289°, 30%, 73%. 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

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HEX#C6A4CE

RGBrgb(198, 164, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6431, 0.8078

RGB percentages77.6%, 64.3%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(288.6, 30%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 20.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK3.9%, 20.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,018,318

CSS custom property--colour: #C6A4CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#395B31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0ADD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7B1CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C7A8B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.2 Plum · ΔE 13.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3 Pink · ΔE 23.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.8 Light pink · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ACCEA4

Analogous#B1A4CE, #CEA4C1

Triadic#CEC6A4, #A4CEC6

Split complementary#C1CEA4, #A4CEB1

Tetradic#CEB1A4, #ACCEA4, #A4C1CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0E6F2

Lighter +10%#DBC5E0

Darker −10%#B183BC

Darker −20%#9C62AA

Darker −30%#814C8D

Darker −40%#623A6C

More saturated +25%#D193E0

Less saturated −25%#BBB6BD

Channel breakdown

R198

G164

B206

Red198 (77.6%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue288.57°

Saturation (HSL)30%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G A4 · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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