Colour
#C6BDC9
- #C6BDC9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C6BDC9 is a violet with RGB values 198, 189, 201 and HSL 285°, 10%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C6BDC9#C6BDC9
HEX#C6BDC9
RGBrgb(198, 189, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7412, 0.7882
RGB percentages77.6%, 74.1%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(285, 10%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 6%, 78.8%)
CMYK1.5%, 6%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,024,713
CSS custom property--colour: #C6BDC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#394236
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0C9BD
Analogous#C0BDC9, #C9BDC6
Triadic#C9C6BD, #BDC9C6
Split complementary#C6C9BD, #BDC9C0
Tetradic#C9C0BD, #C0C9BD, #BDC6C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G189
B201
Red198 (77.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)10%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G BD · B C9
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