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Recognised as Colour

#C0AEE8

  • #C0AEE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C0AEE8 is a violet with RGB values 192, 174, 232 and HSL 259°, 56%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C0AEE8#C0AEE8
HEX#C0AEE8
RGBrgb(192, 174, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6824, 0.9098
RGB percentages75.3%, 68.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(258.6, 55.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.6, 25%, 91%)
CMYK17.2%, 25%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,627,688
CSS custom property--colour: #C0AEE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#3F5117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2B7EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B6E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B9B7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.4Thistle · ΔE 18.9Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.2Lavender · ΔE 28.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6E8AE
Analogous#AEB9E8, #DDAEE8
Triadic#E8C0AE, #AEE8C0
Split complementary#E8DDAE, #B9E8AE
Tetradic#E8AEB9, #D6E8AE, #AEE8DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDFF
Lighter +10%#DFD6F3
Darker −10%#A186DD
Darker −20%#825FD1
Darker −30%#6438C5
Darker −40%#502D9D
More saturated +25%#BBA1F5
Less saturated −25%#C5BBDB

Channel breakdown

R192
G174
B232
Red192 (75.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue258.62°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G AE · B E8

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