Recognised as Colour
#C8AADD
- #C8AADD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C8AADD is a violet with RGB values 200, 170, 221 and HSL 275°, 43%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C8AADD#C8AADD
HEX#C8AADD
RGBrgb(200, 170, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6667, 0.8667
RGB percentages78.4%, 66.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(275.3, 42.9%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 23.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK9.5%, 23.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,150,941
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AADD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#375522
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFDDAA
Analogous#AEAADD, #DDAAD9
Triadic#DDC8AA, #AADDC8
Split complementary#D9DDAA, #AADDAE
Tetradic#DDAEAA, #BFDDAA, #AAD9DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G170
B221
Red200 (78.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue275.29°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G AA · B DD
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