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Recognised as Colour

#C8AFF3

  • #C8AFF3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C8AFF3 is a violet with RGB values 200, 175, 243 and HSL 262°, 74%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C8AFF3#C8AFF3
HEX#C8AFF3
RGBrgb(200, 175, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6863, 0.9529
RGB percentages78.4%, 68.6%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(262.1, 73.9%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 28%, 95.3%)
CMYK17.7%, 28%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,152,243
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AFF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#37500C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1BAF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5BAF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C1B9C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.6Thistle · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6Light steelblue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 32Lavender · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAF3AF
Analogous#AFB8F3, #EAAFF3
Triadic#F3C8AF, #AFF3C8
Split complementary#F3EAAF, #B8F3AF
Tetradic#F3AFB8, #DAF3AF, #AFF3EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6DBFA
Darker −10%#AA83EC
Darker −20%#8B56E6
Darker −30%#6D2ADF
Darker −40%#561CBA
More saturated +25%#C5A3FE
Less saturated −25%#CBBBE7

Channel breakdown

R200
G175
B243
Red200 (78.4%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue262.06°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G AF · B F3

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