Colour

#C7A4FF

#C7A4FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C7A4FF is a violet with RGB values 199, 164, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C7A4FF

RGBrgb(199, 164, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6431, 1

RGB percentages78%, 64.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(263.1, 100%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 35.7%, 100%)

CMYK22%, 35.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,083,903

CSS custom property--colour: #C7A4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#385B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8FB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#95B4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BDB3C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.6 Medium purple · ΔE 21.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8 Violet · ΔE 26.3 Orchid · ΔE 27.6 Slate blue · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCFFA4

Analogous#A4AEFF, #F5A4FF

Triadic#FFC7A4, #A4FFC7

Split complementary#FFF4A4, #AFFFA4

Tetradic#FFA4AE, #DCFFA4, #A4FFF5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E6D7FF

Darker −10%#A871FF

Darker −20%#883EFF

Darker −30%#690BFF

Darker −40%#5300D7

More saturated +25%#C7A4FF

Less saturated −25%#CAAFF4

Channel breakdown

R199

G164

B255

Red199 (78%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue263.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness82.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C7 · G A4 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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