Recognised as Colour
#C8B0D2
- #C8B0D2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8B0D2 is a violet with RGB values 200, 176, 210 and HSL 282°, 27%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C8B0D2#C8B0D2
HEX#C8B0D2
RGBrgb(200, 176, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6902, 0.8235
RGB percentages78.4%, 69%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(282.4, 27.4%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.4, 16.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK4.8%, 16.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,152,466
CSS custom property--colour: #C8B0D2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47983WCAG 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 10.6:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#374F2D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAD2B0
Analogous#B7B0D2, #D2B0CB
Triadic#D2C8B0, #B0D2C8
Split complementary#CBD2B0, #B0D2B7
Tetradic#D2B7B0, #BAD2B0, #B0CBD2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G176
B210
Red200 (78.4%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue282.35°
Saturation (HSL)27.42%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G B0 · B D2
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