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Recognised as Colour

#C8AEF6

  • #C8AEF6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C8AEF6 is a violet with RGB values 200, 174, 246 and HSL 262°, 80%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C8AEF6#C8AEF6
HEX#C8AEF6
RGBrgb(200, 174, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6824, 0.9647
RGB percentages78.4%, 68.2%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(261.7, 80%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 29.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK18.7%, 29.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,151,990
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AEF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#375109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FBAF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3BAF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C0B9C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14Thistle · ΔE 25.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9Light steelblue · ΔE 30.2Medium purple · ΔE 30.3Violet · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCF6AE
Analogous#AEB8F6, #ECAEF6
Triadic#F6C8AE, #AEF6C8
Split complementary#F6ECAE, #B8F6AE
Tetradic#F6AEB8, #DCF6AE, #AEF6EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7DCFB
Darker −10%#A980F1
Darker −20%#8A52EC
Darker −30%#6A24E7
Darker −40%#5416C2
More saturated +25%#C5A5FF
Less saturated −25%#CBB9EB

Channel breakdown

R200
G174
B246
Red200 (78.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue261.67°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G AE · B F6

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