Colour
#C8BAE7
- #C8BAE7
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8BAE7 is a violet with RGB values 200, 186, 231 and HSL 259°, 48%, 82%. 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
#C8BAE7#C8BAE7
HEX#C8BAE7
RGBrgb(200, 186, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7294, 0.9059
RGB percentages78.4%, 72.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(258.7, 48.4%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.7, 19.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK13.4%, 19.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,155,047
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BAE7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.63:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#374518
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 text11.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D9E7BA
Analogous#BAC3E7, #DFBAE7
Triadic#E7C8BA, #BAE7C8
Split complementary#E7DEBA, #C3E7BA
Tetradic#E7BAC3, #D9E7BA, #BAE7DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G186
B231
Red200 (78.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue258.67°
Saturation (HSL)48.39%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G BA · B E7
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