Recognised as Colour
#C1A5D3
- #C1A5D3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C1A5D3 is a violet with RGB values 193, 165, 211 and HSL 277°, 34%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C1A5D3#C1A5D3
HEX#C1A5D3
RGBrgb(193, 165, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.6471, 0.8275
RGB percentages75.7%, 64.7%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(276.5, 34.3%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.5, 21.8%, 82.7%)
CMYK8.5%, 21.8%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,690,899
CSS custom property--colour: #C1A5D3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#3E5A2C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B7D3A5
Analogous#AAA5D3, #D3A5CE
Triadic#D3C1A5, #A5D3C1
Split complementary#CED3A5, #A5D3AA
Tetradic#D3AAA5, #B7D3A5, #A5CED3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G165
B211
Red193 (75.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue276.52°
Saturation (HSL)34.33%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G A5 · B D3
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