Recognised as Colour
#C7A0DB
- #C7A0DB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C7A0DB is a violet with RGB values 199, 160, 219 and HSL 280°, 45%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C7A0DB#C7A0DB
HEX#C7A0DB
RGBrgb(199, 160, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6275, 0.8588
RGB percentages78%, 62.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(279.7, 45%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 26.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK9.1%, 26.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,082,843
CSS custom property--colour: #C7A0DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#385F24
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4DBA0
Analogous#AAA0DB, #DBA0D2
Triadic#DBC7A0, #A0DBC7
Split complementary#D2DBA0, #A0DBAA
Tetradic#DBAAA0, #B4DBA0, #A0D2DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G160
B219
Red199 (78%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue279.66°
Saturation (HSL)45.04%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G A0 · B DB
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