Colour
#C7BBCA
- #C7BBCA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C7BBCA is a violet with RGB values 199, 187, 202 and HSL 288°, 12%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C7BBCA#C7BBCA
HEX#C7BBCA
RGBrgb(199, 187, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7333, 0.7922
RGB percentages78%, 73.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(288, 12.4%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 7.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK1.5%, 7.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,089,738
CSS custom property--colour: #C7BBCA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#384435
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BECABB
Analogous#C0BBCA, #CABBC5
Triadic#CAC7BB, #BBCAC7
Split complementary#C5CABB, #BBCAC0
Tetradic#CAC0BB, #BECABB, #BBC5CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G187
B202
Red199 (78%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)12.4%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G BB · B CA
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