Recognised as Colour
#C7ACDC
- #C7ACDC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C7ACDC is a violet with RGB values 199, 172, 220 and HSL 274°, 41%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C7ACDC#C7ACDC
HEX#C7ACDC
RGBrgb(199, 172, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6745, 0.8627
RGB percentages78%, 67.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(273.8, 40.7%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 21.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK9.5%, 21.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,085,916
CSS custom property--colour: #C7ACDC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#385323
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1DCAC
Analogous#AFACDC, #DCACD9
Triadic#DCC7AC, #ACDCC7
Split complementary#D9DCAC, #ACDCAF
Tetradic#DCAFAC, #C1DCAC, #ACD9DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G172
B220
Red199 (78%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue273.75°
Saturation (HSL)40.68%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G AC · B DC
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