Colour
#C9A8DF
- #C9A8DF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C9A8DF is a violet with RGB values 201, 168, 223 and HSL 276°, 46%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C9A8DF#C9A8DF
HEX#C9A8DF
RGBrgb(201, 168, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6588, 0.8745
RGB percentages78.8%, 65.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(276, 46.2%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 24.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK9.9%, 24.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,215,967
CSS custom property--colour: #C9A8DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#365720
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEDFA8
Analogous#ADA8DF, #DFA8DA
Triadic#DFC9A8, #A8DFC9
Split complementary#D9DFA8, #A8DFAD
Tetradic#DFADA8, #BEDFA8, #A8D9DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G168
B223
Red201 (78.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)46.22%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G A8 · B DF
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