Colour
#C7B9CD
- #C7B9CD
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C7B9CD is a violet with RGB values 199, 185, 205 and HSL 282°, 17%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C7B9CD#C7B9CD
HEX#C7B9CD
RGBrgb(199, 185, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7255, 0.8039
RGB percentages78%, 72.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(282, 16.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282, 9.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK2.9%, 9.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,089,229
CSS custom property--colour: #C7B9CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#384632
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFCDB9
Analogous#BDB9CD, #CDB9C9
Triadic#CDC7B9, #B9CDC7
Split complementary#C9CDB9, #B9CDBD
Tetradic#CDBDB9, #BFCDB9, #B9C9CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G185
B205
Red199 (78%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue282°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G B9 · B CD
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