Recognised as Colour
#CCAFDA
- #CCAFDA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#CCAFDA is a violet with RGB values 204, 175, 218 and HSL 280°, 37%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CCAFDA#CCAFDA
HEX#CCAFDA
RGBrgb(204, 175, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6863, 0.8549
RGB percentages80%, 68.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(280.5, 36.8%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 19.7%, 85.5%)
CMYK6.4%, 19.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,414,362
CSS custom property--colour: #CCAFDA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#335025
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDDAAF
Analogous#B7AFDA, #DAAFD3
Triadic#DACCAF, #AFDACC
Split complementary#D3DAAF, #AFDAB7
Tetradic#DAB7AF, #BDDAAF, #AFD3DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G175
B218
Red204 (80%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue280.47°
Saturation (HSL)36.75%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G AF · B DA
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