Recognised as Colour
#C0BAC9
- #C0BAC9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C0BAC9 is a violet with RGB values 192, 186, 201 and HSL 264°, 12%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C0BAC9#C0BAC9
HEX#C0BAC9
RGBrgb(192, 186, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.7294, 0.7882
RGB percentages75.3%, 72.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(264, 12.2%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 7.5%, 78.8%)
CMYK4.5%, 7.5%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,630,729
CSS custom property--colour: #C0BAC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#3F4536
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3C9BA
Analogous#BABBC9, #C8BAC9
Triadic#C9C0BA, #BAC9C0
Split complementary#C9C8BA, #BBC9BA
Tetradic#C9BABB, #C3C9BA, #BAC9C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R192
G186
B201
Red192 (75.3%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL)12.2%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G BA · B C9
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