Recognised as Colour
#C8A0FD
- #C8A0FD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C8A0FD is a violet with RGB values 200, 160, 253 and HSL 266°, 96%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C8A0FD#C8A0FD
HEX#C8A0FD
RGBrgb(200, 160, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6275, 0.9922
RGB percentages78.4%, 62.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(265.8, 95.9%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.8, 36.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK20.9%, 36.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,148,413
CSS custom property--colour: #C8A0FD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#375F02
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5FDA0
Analogous#A0A7FD, #F6A0FD
Triadic#FDC8A0, #A0FDC8
Split complementary#FDF6A0, #A7FDA0
Tetradic#FDA0A7, #D5FDA0, #A0FDF6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G160
B253
Red200 (78.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue265.81°
Saturation (HSL)95.88%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G A0 · B FD
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