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Recognised as Colour

#C6A7FE

  • #C6A7FE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C6A7FE is a violet with RGB values 198, 167, 254 and HSL 261°, 98%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C6A7FE#C6A7FE
HEX#C6A7FE
RGBrgb(198, 167, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6549, 0.9961
RGB percentages77.6%, 65.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(261.4, 97.8%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 34.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK22%, 34.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,019,134
CSS custom property--colour: #C6A7FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#395801

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BCB5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Violet · ΔE 28.3Orchid · ΔE 29.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFFEA7
Analogous#A7B4FE, #F1A7FE
Triadic#FEC6A7, #A7FEC6
Split complementary#FEF1A7, #B4FEA7
Tetradic#FEA7B3, #DFFEA7, #A7FEF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7D9FF
Darker −10%#A575FD
Darker −20%#8542FD
Darker −30%#6410FC
Darker −40%#4E02D7
More saturated +25%#C6A6FF
Less saturated −25%#C9B2F3

Channel breakdown

R198
G167
B254
Red198 (77.6%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue261.38°
Saturation (HSL)97.75%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G A7 · B FE

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