Recognised as Colour

#C2A0C9

#C2A0C9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#C2A0C9 is a violet with RGB values 194, 160, 201 and HSL 290°, 28%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C2A0C9#C2A0C9

HEX#C2A0C9

RGBrgb(194, 160, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6275, 0.7882

RGB percentages76.1%, 62.7%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(289.8, 27.5%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 20.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK3.5%, 20.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,755,145

CSS custom property--colour: #C2A0C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40828WCAG 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 9.17:1

Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#3D5F36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CA9CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3ACC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C3A4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.9 Plum · ΔE 14.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.9 Pink · ΔE 24.2 Light pink · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7C9A0

Analogous#ADA0C9, #C9A0BB

Triadic#C9C2A0, #A0C9C2

Split complementary#BBC9A0, #A0C9AD

Tetradic#C9ADA0, #A7C9A0, #A0BBC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECE1EE

Lighter +10%#D7C1DB

Darker −10%#AD7FB7

Darker −20%#985FA4

Darker −30%#7B4B85

Darker −40%#5D3964

More saturated +25%#CE8DDC

Less saturated −25%#B6B3B6

Channel breakdown

R194

G160

B201

Red194 (76.1%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue289.76°

Saturation (HSL)27.52%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G A0 · B C9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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