Recognised as Colour
#C6ABCC
- #C6ABCC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C6ABCC is a violet with RGB values 198, 171, 204 and HSL 289°, 24%, 74%. 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
#C6ABCC#C6ABCC
HEX#C6ABCC
RGBrgb(198, 171, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6706, 0.8
RGB percentages77.6%, 67.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(289.1, 24.4%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 16.2%, 80%)
CMYK2.9%, 16.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,108
CSS custom property--colour: #C6ABCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 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#395433
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#B1CCAB
Analogous#B6ABCC, #CCABC2
Triadic#CCC6AB, #ABCCC6
Split complementary#C2CCAB, #ABCCB6
Tetradic#CCB6AB, #B1CCAB, #ABC2CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G171
B204
Red198 (77.6%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue289.09°
Saturation (HSL)24.44%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G AB · B CC
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