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Recognised as Colour

#C8A2EC

  • #C8A2EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C8A2EC is a violet with RGB values 200, 162, 236 and HSL 271°, 66%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C8A2EC#C8A2EC
HEX#C8A2EC
RGBrgb(200, 162, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6353, 0.9255
RGB percentages78.4%, 63.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(270.8, 66.1%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 31.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK15.3%, 31.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,148,908
CSS custom property--colour: #C8A2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#375D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B0EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB2EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C3ACBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.4Thistle · ΔE 28.1Violet · ΔE 29.1Orchid · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6ECA2
Analogous#A3A2EC, #ECA2EB
Triadic#ECC8A2, #A2ECC8
Split complementary#EBECA2, #A2ECA3
Tetradic#ECA3A2, #C6ECA2, #A2EBEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF7FD
Lighter +10%#E1CCF5
Darker −10%#AF78E3
Darker −20%#964DDB
Darker −30%#7D2ACB
Darker −40%#6321A1
More saturated +25%#C894FA
Less saturated −25%#C8B0DE

Channel breakdown

R200
G162
B236
Red200 (78.4%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue270.81°
Saturation (HSL)66.07%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G A2 · B EC

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