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Recognised as Colour

#C0A8FD

  • #C0A8FD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C0A8FD is a violet with RGB values 192, 168, 253 and HSL 257°, 96%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C0A8FD#C0A8FD
HEX#C0A8FD
RGBrgb(192, 168, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6588, 0.9922
RGB percentages75.3%, 65.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(256.9, 95.5%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 33.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK24.1%, 33.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,626,173
CSS custom property--colour: #C0A8FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#3F5702

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#93B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B4FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B4B6C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#E5FDA8
Analogous#A8BAFD, #EBA8FD
Triadic#FDC0A8, #A8FDC0
Split complementary#FDEAA8, #BBFDA8
Tetradic#FDA8BA, #E5FDA8, #A8FDEB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4DAFE
Darker −10%#9C76FC
Darker −20%#7844FB
Darker −30%#5412FA
Darker −40%#3F05D4
More saturated +25%#BFA6FF
Less saturated −25%#C5B3F2

Channel breakdown

R192
G168
B253
Red192 (75.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue256.94°
Saturation (HSL)95.51%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G A8 · B FD

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