Colour
#C2A5CC
- #C2A5CC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C2A5CC is a violet with RGB values 194, 165, 204 and HSL 285°, 28%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C2A5CC#C2A5CC
HEX#C2A5CC
RGBrgb(194, 165, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6471, 0.8
RGB percentages76.1%, 64.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(284.6, 27.7%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 19.1%, 80%)
CMYK4.9%, 19.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,756,428
CSS custom property--colour: #C2A5CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#3D5A33
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFCCA5
Analogous#AEA5CC, #CCA5C3
Triadic#CCC2A5, #A5CCC2
Split complementary#C3CCA5, #A5CCAF
Tetradic#CCAFA5, #AFCCA5, #A5C3CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G165
B204
Red194 (76.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue284.62°
Saturation (HSL)27.66%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G A5 · B CC
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