Colour

#C1AAED

#C1AAED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C1AAED is a violet with RGB values 193, 170, 237 and HSL 261°, 65%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C1AAED

RGBrgb(193, 170, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.6667, 0.9294

RGB percentages75.7%, 66.7%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(260.6, 65%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 28.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK18.6%, 28.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,692,205

CSS custom property--colour: #C1AAED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#3E5512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CB5F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FB5EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B9B4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.9 Thistle · ΔE 23.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.8 Medium purple · ΔE 31.1 Lavender · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D6EDAA

Analogous#AAB5ED, #E2AAED

Triadic#EDC1AA, #AAEDC1

Split complementary#EDE3AA, #B5EDAA

Tetradic#EDAAB5, #D6EDAA, #AAEDE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#E0D4F6

Darker −10%#A280E4

Darker −20%#8456DB

Darker −30%#652CD2

Darker −40%#5123A8

More saturated +25%#BD9DFA

Less saturated −25%#C5B7E0

Channel breakdown

R193

G170

B237

Red193 (75.7%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue260.6°

Saturation (HSL)65.05%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G AA · B ED

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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