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Colour

#C7AEFF

  • #C7AEFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C7AEFF is a violet with RGB values 199, 174, 255 and HSL 259°, 100%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C7AEFF#C7AEFF
HEX#C7AEFF
RGBrgb(199, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages78%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(258.5, 100%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 31.8%, 100%)
CMYK22%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,086,463
CSS custom property--colour: #C7AEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.93:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#385100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BBBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FBAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BCBBCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Thistle · ΔE 30.3Violet · ΔE 31.8Orchid · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6FFAE
Analogous#AEBEFF, #F0AEFF
Triadic#FFC7AE, #AEFFC7
Split complementary#FFEFAE, #BEFFAE
Tetradic#FFAEBE, #E6FFAE, #AEFFEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAE1FF
Darker −10%#A47BFF
Darker −20%#8048FF
Darker −30%#5D15FF
Darker −40%#4500E1
More saturated +25%#C7AEFF
Less saturated −25%#CBB8F5

Channel breakdown

R199
G174
B255
Red199 (78%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue258.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G AE · B FF

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