Colour
#C7A9DE
- #C7A9DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C7A9DE is a violet with RGB values 199, 169, 222 and HSL 274°, 45%, 77%. 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
#C7A9DE#C7A9DE
HEX#C7A9DE
RGBrgb(199, 169, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6627, 0.8706
RGB percentages78%, 66.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(274, 44.5%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274, 23.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK10.4%, 23.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,085,150
CSS custom property--colour: #C7A9DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#385621
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0DEA9
Analogous#ACA9DE, #DEA9DB
Triadic#DEC7A9, #A9DEC7
Split complementary#DADEA9, #A9DEAD
Tetradic#DEADA9, #C0DEA9, #A9DBDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G169
B222
Red199 (78%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue273.96°
Saturation (HSL)44.54%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G A9 · B DE
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