Colour

#C6A5EE

#C6A5EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C6A5EE is a violet with RGB values 198, 165, 238 and HSL 267°, 68%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C6A5EE

RGBrgb(198, 165, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6471, 0.9333

RGB percentages77.6%, 64.7%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(267.1, 68.2%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.1, 30.7%, 93.3%)

CMYK16.8%, 30.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,018,606

CSS custom property--colour: #C6A5EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1

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

Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#395A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96B2F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DB3ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C0B0BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4 Thistle · ΔE 27.1 Medium purple · ΔE 27.6 Violet · ΔE 30.9 Orchid · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDEEA5

Analogous#A5A9EE, #EBA5EE

Triadic#EEC6A5, #A5EEC6

Split complementary#EEEBA5, #A9EEA5

Tetradic#EEA5A9, #CDEEA5, #A5EEEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFBFE

Lighter +10%#E1D0F6

Darker −10%#AB7AE6

Darker −20%#904FDE

Darker −30%#7528D2

Darker −40%#5D20A7

More saturated +25%#C598FB

Less saturated −25%#C7B2E1

Channel breakdown

R198

G165

B238

Red198 (77.6%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue267.12°

Saturation (HSL)68.22%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G A5 · B EE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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