Recognised as Colour
#C8BAE8
- #C8BAE8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8BAE8 is a violet with RGB values 200, 186, 232 and HSL 258°, 50%, 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
#C8BAE8#C8BAE8
HEX#C8BAE8
RGBrgb(200, 186, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7294, 0.9098
RGB percentages78.4%, 72.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(258.3, 50%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 19.8%, 91%)
CMYK13.8%, 19.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,155,048
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BAE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#374517
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DAE8BA
Analogous#BAC3E8, #DFBAE8
Triadic#E8C8BA, #BAE8C8
Split complementary#E8DFBA, #C3E8BA
Tetradic#E8BAC3, #DAE8BA, #BAE8DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G186
B232
Red200 (78.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue258.26°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G BA · B E8
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