Colour
#C8BAE5
- #C8BAE5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8BAE5 is a violet with RGB values 200, 186, 229 and HSL 260°, 45%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C8BAE5#C8BAE5
HEX#C8BAE5
RGBrgb(200, 186, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7294, 0.898
RGB percentages78.4%, 72.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(259.5, 45.3%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 18.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK12.7%, 18.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,155,045
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BAE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#37451A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D7E5BA
Analogous#BAC2E5, #DEBAE5
Triadic#E5C8BA, #BAE5C8
Split complementary#E5DEBA, #C2E5BA
Tetradic#E5BAC2, #D7E5BA, #BAE5DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G186
B229
Red200 (78.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue259.53°
Saturation (HSL)45.26%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G BA · B E5
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