Colour
#C6B7DB
- #C6B7DB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C6B7DB is a violet with RGB values 198, 183, 219 and HSL 265°, 33%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C6B7DB#C6B7DB
HEX#C6B7DB
RGBrgb(198, 183, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7176, 0.8588
RGB percentages77.6%, 71.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(265, 33.3%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265, 16.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK9.6%, 16.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,023,195
CSS custom property--colour: #C6B7DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#394824
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCDBB7
Analogous#B7BADB, #D8B7DB
Triadic#DBC6B7, #B7DBC6
Split complementary#DBD8B7, #BADBB7
Tetradic#DBB7BA, #CCDBB7, #B7DBD8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G183
B219
Red198 (77.6%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue265°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G B7 · B DB
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