Recognised as Colour
#C8AAE2
- #C8AAE2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C8AAE2 is a violet with RGB values 200, 170, 226 and HSL 272°, 49%, 78%. 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
#C8AAE2#C8AAE2
HEX#C8AAE2
RGBrgb(200, 170, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6667, 0.8863
RGB percentages78.4%, 66.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(272.1, 49.1%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 24.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK11.5%, 24.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,150,946
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AAE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#37551D
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 text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4E2AA
Analogous#ACAAE2, #E2AAE0
Triadic#E2C8AA, #AAE2C8
Split complementary#E0E2AA, #AAE2AC
Tetradic#E2ACAA, #C4E2AA, #AAE0E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G170
B226
Red200 (78.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue272.14°
Saturation (HSL)49.12%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G AA · B E2
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