Recognised as Colour
#C8AADF
- #C8AADF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C8AADF is a violet with RGB values 200, 170, 223 and HSL 274°, 45%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C8AADF#C8AADF
HEX#C8AADF
RGBrgb(200, 170, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6667, 0.8745
RGB percentages78.4%, 66.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(274, 45.3%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274, 23.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK10.3%, 23.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,150,943
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AADF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#375520
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1DFAA
Analogous#ADAADF, #DFAADC
Triadic#DFC8AA, #AADFC8
Split complementary#DBDFAA, #AADFAE
Tetradic#DFAEAA, #C1DFAA, #AADBDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G170
B223
Red200 (78.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue273.96°
Saturation (HSL)45.3%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G AA · B DF
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