Colour
#C6B9DF
- #C6B9DF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C6B9DF is a violet with RGB values 198, 185, 223 and HSL 261°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C6B9DF#C6B9DF
HEX#C6B9DF
RGBrgb(198, 185, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7255, 0.8745
RGB percentages77.6%, 72.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(260.5, 37.3%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 17%, 87.5%)
CMYK11.2%, 17%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,023,711
CSS custom property--colour: #C6B9DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#394620
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D2DFB9
Analogous#B9BFDF, #D9B9DF
Triadic#DFC6B9, #B9DFC6
Split complementary#DFD9B9, #BFDFB9
Tetradic#DFB9BF, #D2DFB9, #B9DFD9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G185
B223
Red198 (77.6%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue260.53°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G B9 · B DF
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