Recognised as Colour
#C7A7D5
- #C7A7D5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C7A7D5 is a violet with RGB values 199, 167, 213 and HSL 282°, 35%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C7A7D5#C7A7D5
HEX#C7A7D5
RGBrgb(199, 167, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6549, 0.8353
RGB percentages78%, 65.5%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(281.7, 35.4%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 21.6%, 83.5%)
CMYK6.6%, 21.6%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,084,629
CSS custom property--colour: #C7A7D5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#38582A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5D5A7
Analogous#B0A7D5, #D5A7CC
Triadic#D5C7A7, #A7D5C7
Split complementary#CCD5A7, #A7D5B0
Tetradic#D5B0A7, #B5D5A7, #A7CCD5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G167
B213
Red199 (78%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue281.74°
Saturation (HSL)35.38%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G A7 · B D5
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