Colour

#C29BDC

#C29BDC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C29BDC is a violet with RGB values 194, 155, 220 and HSL 276°, 48%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C29BDC

RGBrgb(194, 155, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6078, 0.8627

RGB percentages76.1%, 60.8%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(276, 48.1%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276, 29.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK11.8%, 29.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,753,884

CSS custom property--colour: #C29BDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#3D6423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90A8DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#99ABDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#C0A3B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.1 Thistle · ΔE 24.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7 Medium purple · ΔE 28.8 Orchid · ΔE 30.4 Violet · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5DC9B

Analogous#A29BDC, #DC9BD6

Triadic#DCC29B, #9BDCC2

Split complementary#D6DC9B, #9BDCA2

Tetradic#DCA29B, #B5DC9B, #9BD6DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0E7F6

Lighter +10%#D9C1E9

Darker −10%#AB75CF

Darker −20%#944FC2

Darker −30%#7A3AA4

Darker −40%#5E2C7F

More saturated +25%#C58AED

Less saturated −25%#BFACCB

Channel breakdown

R194

G155

B220

Red194 (76.1%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue276°

Saturation (HSL)48.15%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 9B · B DC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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