Colour
#C8A1FA
- #C8A1FA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C8A1FA is a violet with RGB values 200, 161, 250 and HSL 266°, 90%, 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
#C8A1FA#C8A1FA
HEX#C8A1FA
RGBrgb(200, 161, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6314, 0.9804
RGB percentages78.4%, 63.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(266.3, 89.9%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 35.6%, 98%)
CMYK20%, 35.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,148,666
CSS custom property--colour: #C8A1FA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44671WCAG 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 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#375E05
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D3FAA1
Analogous#A1A7FA, #F4A1FA
Triadic#FAC8A1, #A1FAC8
Split complementary#FAF4A1, #A7FAA1
Tetradic#FAA1A7, #D3FAA1, #A1FAF4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G161
B250
Red200 (78.4%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue266.29°
Saturation (HSL)89.9%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G A1 · B FA
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