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Recognised as Colour

#C0A3E2

  • #C0A3E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C0A3E2 is a violet with RGB values 192, 163, 226 and HSL 268°, 52%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C0A3E2#C0A3E2
HEX#C0A3E2
RGBrgb(192, 163, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6392, 0.8863
RGB percentages75.3%, 63.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(267.6, 52.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.6, 27.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK15%, 27.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,624,866
CSS custom property--colour: #C0A3E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#3F5C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97AEE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DAFE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BBACB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.7Thistle · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 27Light steelblue · ΔE 27.9Medium purple · ΔE 31.1Steel blue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5E2A3
Analogous#A3A5E2, #E0A3E2
Triadic#E2C0A3, #A3E2C0
Split complementary#E2E0A3, #A5E2A3
Tetradic#E2A3A5, #C5E2A3, #A3E2E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F1FA
Lighter +10%#DBCAEE
Darker −10%#A57CD6
Darker −20%#8B55CA
Darker −30%#7139B3
Darker −40%#592C8D
More saturated +25%#BF94F1
Less saturated −25%#C1B2D3

Channel breakdown

R192
G163
B226
Red192 (75.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue267.62°
Saturation (HSL)52.07%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G A3 · B E2

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