Recognised as Colour
#C0B4C4
- #C0B4C4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C0B4C4 is a violet with RGB values 192, 180, 196 and HSL 285°, 12%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C0B4C4#C0B4C4
HEX#C0B4C4
RGBrgb(192, 180, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.7059, 0.7686
RGB percentages75.3%, 70.6%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(285, 11.9%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 8.2%, 76.9%)
CMYK2%, 8.2%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,629,188
CSS custom property--colour: #C0B4C4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.57:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#3F4B3B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8C4B4
Analogous#B8B4C4, #C4B4C0
Triadic#C4C0B4, #B4C4C0
Split complementary#C0C4B4, #B4C4B8
Tetradic#C4B8B4, #B8C4B4, #B4C0C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R192
G180
B196
Red192 (75.3%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)11.94%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G B4 · B C4
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