Recognised as Colour
#C8AED3
- #C8AED3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8AED3 is a violet with RGB values 200, 174, 211 and HSL 282°, 30%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C8AED3#C8AED3
HEX#C8AED3
RGBrgb(200, 174, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6824, 0.8275
RGB percentages78.4%, 68.2%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(282.2, 29.6%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 17.5%, 82.7%)
CMYK5.2%, 17.5%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,151,955
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AED3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#37512C
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 text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9D3AE
Analogous#B5AED3, #D3AECC
Triadic#D3C8AE, #AED3C8
Split complementary#CCD3AE, #AED3B5
Tetradic#D3B5AE, #B9D3AE, #AECCD3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G174
B211
Red200 (78.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue282.16°
Saturation (HSL)29.6%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G AE · B D3
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