Recognised as Colour
#C6AAD4
- #C6AAD4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C6AAD4 is a violet with RGB values 198, 170, 212 and HSL 280°, 33%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C6AAD4#C6AAD4
HEX#C6AAD4
RGBrgb(198, 170, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6667, 0.8314
RGB percentages77.6%, 66.7%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(280, 32.8%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 19.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK6.6%, 19.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,019,860
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AAD4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#39552B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8D4AA
Analogous#B1AAD4, #D4AACD
Triadic#D4C6AA, #AAD4C6
Split complementary#CDD4AA, #AAD4B1
Tetradic#D4B1AA, #B8D4AA, #AACDD4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G170
B212
Red198 (77.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)32.81%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G AA · B D4
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