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Recognised as Colour

#C0A0DF

  • #C0A0DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C0A0DF is a violet with RGB values 192, 160, 223 and HSL 270°, 50%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C0A0DF#C0A0DF
HEX#C0A0DF
RGBrgb(192, 160, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6275, 0.8745
RGB percentages75.3%, 62.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(270.5, 49.6%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 28.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK13.9%, 28.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,624,095
CSS custom property--colour: #C0A0DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#3F5F20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95ACE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BADDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#BCA9B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.8Thistle · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5Light steelblue · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 30.5Orchid · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFDFA0
Analogous#A1A0DF, #DFA0DF
Triadic#DFC0A0, #A0DFC0
Split complementary#DFDFA0, #A0DFA1
Tetradic#DFA1A0, #BFDFA0, #A0DFDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3ECF9
Lighter +10%#D9C6EC
Darker −10%#A77AD2
Darker −20%#8D54C5
Darker −30%#743AAC
Darker −40%#5A2D86
More saturated +25%#C090EF
Less saturated −25%#C0B0CF

Channel breakdown

R192
G160
B223
Red192 (75.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue270.48°
Saturation (HSL)49.61%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G A0 · B DF

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