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Recognised as Colour

#C1ABE7

  • #C1ABE7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C1ABE7 is a violet with RGB values 193, 171, 231 and HSL 262°, 56%, 79%. 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

#C1ABE7#C1ABE7
HEX#C1ABE7
RGBrgb(193, 171, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.6706, 0.9059
RGB percentages75.7%, 67.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(262, 55.6%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262, 26%, 90.6%)
CMYK16.5%, 26%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,692,455
CSS custom property--colour: #C1ABE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#3E5418

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB5EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B5E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BBB4C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 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 text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.9Thistle · ΔE 20.1Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1Lavender · ΔE 29.8Light skyblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1E7AB
Analogous#ABB3E7, #DFABE7
Triadic#E7C1AB, #ABE7C1
Split complementary#E7DFAB, #B3E7AB
Tetradic#E7ABB3, #D1E7AB, #ABE7DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFAFE
Lighter +10%#DED3F2
Darker −10%#A483DC
Darker −20%#865CD0
Darker −30%#6A37C2
Darker −40%#542C9A
More saturated +25%#BD9EF5
Less saturated −25%#C5B9DA

Channel breakdown

R193
G171
B231
Red193 (75.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue262°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G AB · B E7

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