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Recognised as Colour

#C0AAF6

  • #C0AAF6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C0AAF6 is a violet with RGB values 192, 170, 246 and HSL 257°, 81%, 82%. 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

#C0AAF6#C0AAF6
HEX#C0AAF6
RGBrgb(192, 170, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6667, 0.9647
RGB percentages75.3%, 66.7%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(257.4, 80.9%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.4, 30.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK22%, 30.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,626,678
CSS custom property--colour: #C0AAF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4661WCAG 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 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#3F5509

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B6F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB5F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B6B6C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Thistle · ΔE 28.3Light steelblue · ΔE 31.8Violet · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0F6AA
Analogous#AABAF6, #E6AAF6
Triadic#F6C0AA, #AAF6C0
Split complementary#F6E6AA, #BAF6AA
Tetradic#F6AABA, #E0F6AA, #AAF6E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2D8FB
Darker −10%#9E7CF1
Darker −20%#7C4EEC
Darker −30%#5920E7
Darker −40%#4614C0
More saturated +25%#BCA1FF
Less saturated −25%#C5B6EA

Channel breakdown

R192
G170
B246
Red192 (75.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue257.37°
Saturation (HSL)80.85%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G AA · B F6

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