Recognised as Colour
#C2ABDE
- #C2ABDE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C2ABDE is a violet with RGB values 194, 171, 222 and HSL 267°, 44%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C2ABDE#C2ABDE
HEX#C2ABDE
RGBrgb(194, 171, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6706, 0.8706
RGB percentages76.1%, 67.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(267.1, 43.6%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.1, 23%, 87.1%)
CMYK12.6%, 23%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,757,982
CSS custom property--colour: #C2ABDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#3D5421
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7DEAB
Analogous#ABAEDE, #DBABDE
Triadic#DEC2AB, #ABDEC2
Split complementary#DEDBAB, #ADDEAB
Tetradic#DEABAE, #C7DEAB, #ABDEDB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G171
B222
Red194 (76.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue267.06°
Saturation (HSL)43.59%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G AB · B DE
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