Recognised as Colour
#C8A4DB
- #C8A4DB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C8A4DB is a violet with RGB values 200, 164, 219 and HSL 279°, 43%, 75%. 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
#C8A4DB#C8A4DB
HEX#C8A4DB
RGBrgb(200, 164, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6431, 0.8588
RGB percentages78.4%, 64.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(279.3, 43.3%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 25.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK8.7%, 25.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,149,403
CSS custom property--colour: #C8A4DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#375B24
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B7DBA4
Analogous#ADA4DB, #DBA4D3
Triadic#DBC8A4, #A4DBC8
Split complementary#D3DBA4, #A4DBAD
Tetradic#DBACA4, #B7DBA4, #A4D3DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G164
B219
Red200 (78.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue279.27°
Saturation (HSL)43.31%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G A4 · B DB
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