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Recognised as Colour

#C2AAF3

  • #C2AAF3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C2AAF3 is a violet with RGB values 194, 170, 243 and HSL 260°, 75%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C2AAF3#C2AAF3
HEX#C2AAF3
RGBrgb(194, 170, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6667, 0.9529
RGB percentages76.1%, 66.7%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(259.7, 75.3%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 30%, 95.3%)
CMYK20.2%, 30%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,757,747
CSS custom property--colour: #C2AAF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.34:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#3D550C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB6F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB5F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#B9B5C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Thistle · ΔE 26.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Light steelblue · ΔE 30.7Violet · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBF3AA
Analogous#AAB7F3, #E7AAF3
Triadic#F3C2AA, #AAF3C2
Split complementary#F3E7AA, #B7F3AA
Tetradic#F3AAB6, #DBF3AA, #AAF3E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2D7F9
Darker −10%#A27DED
Darker −20%#8251E6
Darker −30%#6224E0
Darker −40%#4E1AB7
More saturated +25%#BE9EFF
Less saturated −25%#C6B6E7

Channel breakdown

R194
G170
B243
Red194 (76.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue259.73°
Saturation (HSL)75.26%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G AA · B F3

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