Colour

#C8A7FF

#C8A7FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C8A7FF is a violet with RGB values 200, 167, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C8A7FF

RGBrgb(200, 167, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6549, 1

RGB percentages78.4%, 65.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(262.5, 100%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 34.5%, 100%)

CMYK21.6%, 34.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,150,207

CSS custom property--colour: #C8A7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1

Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#375800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#99B6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BEB5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.6 Medium purple · ΔE 23.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5 Violet · ΔE 27.6 Orchid · ΔE 28.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEFFA7

Analogous#A7B2FF, #F4A7FF

Triadic#FFC8A7, #A7FFC8

Split complementary#FFF4A7, #B2FFA7

Tetradic#FFA7B2, #DEFFA7, #A7FFF4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8DAFF

Darker −10%#A874FF

Darker −20%#8841FF

Darker −30%#680EFF

Darker −40%#5200DA

More saturated +25%#C8A7FF

Less saturated −25%#CBB2F4

Channel breakdown

R200

G167

B255

Red200 (78.4%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue262.5°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness82.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G A7 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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