Recognised as Colour
#C6ACDA
- #C6ACDA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C6ACDA is a violet with RGB values 198, 172, 218 and HSL 274°, 38%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C6ACDA#C6ACDA
HEX#C6ACDA
RGBrgb(198, 172, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6745, 0.8549
RGB percentages77.6%, 67.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(273.9, 38.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 21.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK9.2%, 21.1%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,378
CSS custom property--colour: #C6ACDA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#395325
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0DAAC
Analogous#AFACDA, #DAACD7
Triadic#DAC6AC, #ACDAC6
Split complementary#D7DAAC, #ACDAAF
Tetradic#DAAFAC, #C0DAAC, #ACD7DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G172
B218
Red198 (77.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue273.91°
Saturation (HSL)38.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G AC · B DA
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