Colour
#CDAADC
- #CDAADC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CDAADC is a violet with RGB values 205, 170, 220 and HSL 282°, 42%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CDAADC#CDAADC
HEX#CDAADC
RGBrgb(205, 170, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6667, 0.8627
RGB percentages80.4%, 66.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(282, 41.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282, 22.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK6.8%, 22.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,478,620
CSS custom property--colour: #CDAADC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#325523
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9DCAA
Analogous#B4AADC, #DCAAD2
Triadic#DCCDAA, #AADCCD
Split complementary#D2DCAA, #AADCB4
Tetradic#DCB4AA, #B9DCAA, #AAD2DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G170
B220
Red205 (80.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue282°
Saturation (HSL)41.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G AA · B DC
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