Colour

#C8A6D0

#C8A6D0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#C8A6D0 is a violet with RGB values 200, 166, 208 and HSL 289°, 31%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C8A6D0#C8A6D0

HEX#C8A6D0

RGBrgb(200, 166, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.651, 0.8157

RGB percentages78.4%, 65.1%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(288.6, 30.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 20.2%, 81.6%)

CMYK3.8%, 20.2%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,149,904

CSS custom property--colour: #C8A6D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#37592F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2AFD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9B3CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C9AAB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 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 text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.7 Plum · ΔE 13.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1 Pink · ΔE 23.4 Light pink · ΔE 24.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AED0A6

Analogous#B3A6D0, #D0A6C3

Triadic#D0C8A6, #A6D0C8

Split complementary#C3D0A6, #A6D0B3

Tetradic#D0B3A6, #AED0A6, #A6C3D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1E9F3

Lighter +10%#DDC7E2

Darker −10%#B385BE

Darker −20%#9F63AD

Darker −30%#844C91

Darker −40%#653B6F

More saturated +25%#D395E1

Less saturated −25%#BDB7BF

Channel breakdown

R200

G166

B208

Red200 (78.4%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue288.57°

Saturation (HSL)30.88%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G A6 · B D0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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