Colour

#C6ADFF

#C6ADFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C6ADFF is a violet with RGB values 198, 173, 255 and HSL 258°, 100%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C6ADFF

RGBrgb(198, 173, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6784, 1

RGB percentages77.6%, 67.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(258.3, 100%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 32.2%, 100%)

CMYK22.4%, 32.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,020,671

CSS custom property--colour: #C6ADFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#395200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9ABAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DB9FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BBBACBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2 Medium purple · ΔE 26.8 Thistle · ΔE 30.9 Violet · ΔE 31.5 Orchid · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E6FFAD

Analogous#ADBDFF, #EFADFF

Triadic#FFC6AD, #ADFFC6

Split complementary#FFEFAD, #BDFFAD

Tetradic#FFADBD, #E6FFAD, #ADFFEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E9E0FF

Darker −10%#A37AFF

Darker −20%#7F47FF

Darker −30%#5C14FF

Darker −40%#4400E0

More saturated +25%#C6ADFF

Less saturated −25%#CAB7F5

Channel breakdown

R198

G173

B255

Red198 (77.6%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue258.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness83.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G AD · B FF

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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