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Recognised as Colour

#C8B1EC

  • #C8B1EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C8B1EC is a violet with RGB values 200, 177, 236 and HSL 263°, 61%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C8B1EC#C8B1EC
HEX#C8B1EC
RGBrgb(200, 177, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6941, 0.9255
RGB percentages78.4%, 69.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(263.4, 60.8%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.4, 25%, 92.5%)
CMYK15.3%, 25%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,152,748
CSS custom property--colour: #C8B1EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#374E13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6BBEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9BBEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C2B9C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.9Thistle · ΔE 18.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Lavender · ΔE 28Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7Light skyblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5ECB1
Analogous#B1B8EC, #E6B1EC
Triadic#ECC8B1, #B1ECC8
Split complementary#ECE6B1, #B8ECB1
Tetradic#ECB1B8, #D5ECB1, #B1ECE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5DAF6
Darker −10%#AB88E2
Darker −20%#8E5FD8
Darker −30%#7136CE
Darker −40%#5A29A8
More saturated +25%#C5A5F8
Less saturated −25%#CBBDE0

Channel breakdown

R200
G177
B236
Red200 (78.4%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue263.39°
Saturation (HSL)60.82%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G B1 · B EC

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