Recognised as Colour
#C7AED1
- #C7AED1
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C7AED1 is a violet with RGB values 199, 174, 209 and HSL 283°, 28%, 75%. 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
#C7AED1#C7AED1
HEX#C7AED1
RGBrgb(199, 174, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6824, 0.8196
RGB percentages78%, 68.2%, 82%
HSLhsl(282.9, 27.6%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 16.7%, 82%)
CMYK4.8%, 16.7%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,086,417
CSS custom property--colour: #C7AED1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.4:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#38512E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8D1AE
Analogous#B6AED1, #D1AECA
Triadic#D1C7AE, #AED1C7
Split complementary#C9D1AE, #AED1B6
Tetradic#D1B6AE, #B8D1AE, #AEC9D1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G174
B209
Red199 (78%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)27.56%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G AE · B D1
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