Recognised as Colour
#C0B9C4
- #C0B9C4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#C0B9C4 is a violet with RGB values 192, 185, 196 and HSL 278°, 9%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C0B9C4#C0B9C4
HEX#C0B9C4
RGBrgb(192, 185, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.7255, 0.7686
RGB percentages75.3%, 72.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(278.2, 8.5%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 5.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK2%, 5.6%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,630,468
CSS custom property--colour: #C0B9C4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#3F463B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDC4B9
Analogous#BBB9C4, #C4B9C3
Triadic#C4C0B9, #B9C4C0
Split complementary#C3C4B9, #B9C4BB
Tetradic#C4BBB9, #BDC4B9, #B9C3C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R192
G185
B196
Red192 (75.3%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue278.18°
Saturation (HSL)8.53%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G B9 · B C4
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