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Colour

#CAC6D5

  • #CAC6D5
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#CAC6D5 is a violet with RGB values 202, 198, 213 and HSL 256°, 15%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#CAC6D5#CAC6D5
HEX#CAC6D5
RGBrgb(202, 198, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7765, 0.8353
RGB percentages79.2%, 77.6%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(256, 15.2%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256, 7%, 83.5%)
CMYK5.2%, 7%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,289,173
CSS custom property--colour: #CAC6D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.55:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#35392A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C8D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4C8D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C8C8CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 8.6Light grey · ΔE 9Thistle · ΔE 9.3Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1Gainsboro · ΔE 10.8Lavender · ΔE 11.6
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1D5C6
Analogous#C6CAD5, #D2C6D5
Triadic#D5CAC6, #C6D5CA
Split complementary#D5D2C6, #CAD5C6
Tetradic#D5C6CA, #D1D5C6, #C6D5D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5E3EB
Darker −10%#AFA9BF
Darker −20%#938BAA
Darker −30%#786E94
Darker −40%#605877
More saturated +25%#C4BAE1
Less saturated −25%#CECECE

Channel breakdown

R202
G198
B213
Red202 (79.2%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue256°
Saturation (HSL)15.15%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G C6 · B D5

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