Recognised as Colour
#C0B0D0
- #C0B0D0
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C0B0D0 is a violet with RGB values 192, 176, 208 and HSL 270°, 25%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C0B0D0#C0B0D0
HEX#C0B0D0
RGBrgb(192, 176, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6902, 0.8157
RGB percentages75.3%, 69%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(270, 25.4%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 15.4%, 81.6%)
CMYK7.7%, 15.4%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,628,176
CSS custom property--colour: #C0B0D0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#3F4F2F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0D0B0
Analogous#B0B0D0, #D0B0D0
Triadic#D0C0B0, #B0D0C0
Split complementary#D0D0B0, #B0D0B0
Tetradic#D0B0B0, #C0D0B0, #B0D0D0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R192
G176
B208
Red192 (75.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)25.4%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G B0 · B D0
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