Recognised as Colour
#C8BDD7
- #C8BDD7
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8BDD7 is a violet with RGB values 200, 189, 215 and HSL 265°, 25%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C8BDD7#C8BDD7
HEX#C8BDD7
RGBrgb(200, 189, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7412, 0.8431
RGB percentages78.4%, 74.1%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(265.4, 24.5%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 12.1%, 84.3%)
CMYK7%, 12.1%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,155,799
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BDD7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.72:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#374228
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCD7BD
Analogous#BDBFD7, #D5BDD7
Triadic#D7C8BD, #BDD7C8
Split complementary#D7D5BD, #BFD7BD
Tetradic#D7BDBF, #CCD7BD, #BDD7D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G189
B215
Red200 (78.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue265.38°
Saturation (HSL)24.53%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G BD · B D7
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