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Recognised as Colour

#C29EDE

  • #C29EDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C29EDE is a violet with RGB values 194, 158, 222 and HSL 274°, 49%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C29EDE#C29EDE
HEX#C29EDE
RGBrgb(194, 158, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6196, 0.8706
RGB percentages76.1%, 62%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(273.8, 49.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 28.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK12.6%, 28.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,754,654
CSS custom property--colour: #C29EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3D6121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93AAE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BADDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BFA6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.7Thistle · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 29.7Light steelblue · ΔE 30.3Orchid · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BADE9E
Analogous#A29EDE, #DE9EDA
Triadic#DEC29E, #9EDEC2
Split complementary#DADE9E, #9EDEA2
Tetradic#DEA29E, #BADE9E, #9EDADE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EAF8
Lighter +10%#DAC4EB
Darker −10%#AA78D1
Darker −20%#9252C4
Darker −30%#783AA9
Darker −40%#5D2D83
More saturated +25%#C48EEE
Less saturated −25%#C0AECE

Channel breakdown

R194
G158
B222
Red194 (76.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue273.75°
Saturation (HSL)49.23%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 9E · B DE

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