Colour
#C8ACE2
- #C8ACE2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C8ACE2 is a violet with RGB values 200, 172, 226 and HSL 271°, 48%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C8ACE2#C8ACE2
HEX#C8ACE2
RGBrgb(200, 172, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6745, 0.8863
RGB percentages78.4%, 67.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(271.1, 48.2%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 23.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK11.5%, 23.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,151,458
CSS custom property--colour: #C8ACE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#37531D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C6E2AC
Analogous#ADACE2, #E2ACE1
Triadic#E2C8AC, #ACE2C8
Split complementary#E1E2AC, #ACE2AD
Tetradic#E2ADAC, #C6E2AC, #ACE1E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G172
B226
Red200 (78.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue271.11°
Saturation (HSL)48.21%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G AC · B E2
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