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Recognised as Colour

#C8A2F1

  • #C8A2F1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C8A2F1 is a violet with RGB values 200, 162, 241 and HSL 269°, 74%, 79%. 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

#C8A2F1#C8A2F1
HEX#C8A2F1
RGBrgb(200, 162, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6353, 0.9451
RGB percentages78.4%, 63.5%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(268.9, 73.8%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 32.8%, 94.5%)
CMYK17%, 32.8%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,148,913
CSS custom property--colour: #C8A2F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#375D0E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B1F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB2EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C2AEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8Violet · ΔE 27.7Orchid · ΔE 28.1Thistle · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBF1A2
Analogous#A2A3F1, #F0A2F1
Triadic#F1C8A2, #A2F1C8
Split complementary#F1EFA2, #A4F1A2
Tetradic#F1A2A3, #CBF1A2, #A2F1F0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFBFE
Lighter +10%#E2CEF8
Darker −10%#AE76EA
Darker −20%#9449E4
Darker −30%#7921D9
Darker −40%#611AAD
More saturated +25%#C795FE
Less saturated −25%#C9AFE4

Channel breakdown

R200
G162
B241
Red200 (78.4%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue268.86°
Saturation (HSL)73.83%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G A2 · B F1

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