Colour

#C0ABE3

#C0ABE3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C0ABE3 is a violet with RGB values 192, 171, 227 and HSL 263°, 50%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C0ABE3

RGBrgb(192, 171, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6706, 0.8902

RGB percentages75.3%, 67.1%, 89%

HSLhsl(262.5, 50%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 24.7%, 89%)

CMYK15.4%, 24.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,626,915

CSS custom property--colour: #C0ABE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#3F541C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0B4E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4B4E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#BAB3BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.5 Thistle · ΔE 18.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.1 Lavender · ΔE 28.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CEE3AB

Analogous#ABB2E3, #DCABE3

Triadic#E3C0AB, #ABE3C0

Split complementary#E3DCAB, #B2E3AB

Tetradic#E3ABB2, #CEE3AB, #ABE3DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F8FD

Lighter +10%#DDD1F0

Darker −10%#A385D6

Darker −20%#875FC9

Darker −30%#6B3DB8

Darker −40%#553191

More saturated +25%#BC9DF1

Less saturated −25%#C3B9D5

Channel breakdown

R192

G171

B227

Red192 (75.3%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue262.5°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C0 · G AB · B E3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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