Recognised as Colour
#C8ACE4
- #C8ACE4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C8ACE4 is a violet with RGB values 200, 172, 228 and HSL 270°, 51%, 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
#C8ACE4#C8ACE4
HEX#C8ACE4
RGBrgb(200, 172, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6745, 0.8941
RGB percentages78.4%, 67.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(270, 50.9%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 24.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK12.3%, 24.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,151,460
CSS custom property--colour: #C8ACE4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#37531B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8E4AC
Analogous#ACACE4, #E4ACE4
Triadic#E4C8AC, #ACE4C8
Split complementary#E4E4AC, #ACE4AC
Tetradic#E4ACAC, #C8E4AC, #ACE4E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G172
B228
Red200 (78.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)50.91%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G AC · B E4
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