Recognised as Colour
#C6ADE7
- #C6ADE7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C6ADE7 is a violet with RGB values 198, 173, 231 and HSL 266°, 55%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C6ADE7#C6ADE7
HEX#C6ADE7
RGBrgb(198, 173, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6784, 0.9059
RGB percentages77.6%, 67.8%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(265.9, 54.7%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 25.1%, 90.6%)
CMYK14.3%, 25.1%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,647
CSS custom property--colour: #C6ADE7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#395218
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEE7AD
Analogous#ADB1E7, #E3ADE7
Triadic#E7C6AD, #ADE7C6
Split complementary#E7E3AD, #B1E7AD
Tetradic#E7ADB1, #CEE7AD, #ADE7E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G173
B231
Red198 (77.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue265.86°
Saturation (HSL)54.72%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G AD · B E7
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