Recognised as Colour
#C2ABD1
- #C2ABD1
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C2ABD1 is a violet with RGB values 194, 171, 209 and HSL 276°, 29%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C2ABD1#C2ABD1
HEX#C2ABD1
RGBrgb(194, 171, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6706, 0.8196
RGB percentages76.1%, 67.1%, 82%
HSLhsl(276.3, 29.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 18.2%, 82%)
CMYK7.2%, 18.2%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,757,969
CSS custom property--colour: #C2ABD1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#3D542E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAD1AB
Analogous#AFABD1, #D1ABCD
Triadic#D1C2AB, #ABD1C2
Split complementary#CDD1AB, #ABD1AF
Tetradic#D1AFAB, #BAD1AB, #ABCDD1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G171
B209
Red194 (76.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue276.32°
Saturation (HSL)29.23%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G AB · B D1
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