Recognised as Colour
#C8BDE3
- #C8BDE3
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8BDE3 is a violet with RGB values 200, 189, 227 and HSL 257°, 40%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C8BDE3#C8BDE3
HEX#C8BDE3
RGBrgb(200, 189, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7412, 0.8902
RGB percentages78.4%, 74.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(257.4, 40.4%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.4, 16.7%, 89%)
CMYK11.9%, 16.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,155,811
CSS custom property--colour: #C8BDE3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.84:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#37421C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8E3BD
Analogous#BDC5E3, #DBBDE3
Triadic#E3C8BD, #BDE3C8
Split complementary#E3DBBD, #C5E3BD
Tetradic#E3BDC5, #D8E3BD, #BDE3DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G189
B227
Red200 (78.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue257.37°
Saturation (HSL)40.43%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G BD · B E3
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