Colour
#C6ACDE
- #C6ACDE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C6ACDE is a violet with RGB values 198, 172, 222 and HSL 271°, 43%, 77%. 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
#C6ACDE#C6ACDE
HEX#C6ACDE
RGBrgb(198, 172, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6745, 0.8706
RGB percentages77.6%, 67.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(271.2, 43.1%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 22.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK10.8%, 22.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,382
CSS custom property--colour: #C6ACDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 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#B5B5B5
Inverted#395321
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4DEAC
Analogous#ADACDE, #DEACDD
Triadic#DEC6AC, #ACDEC6
Split complementary#DDDEAC, #ACDEAD
Tetradic#DEADAC, #C4DEAC, #ACDDDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G172
B222
Red198 (77.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue271.2°
Saturation (HSL)43.1%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G AC · B DE
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