Recognised as Colour
#C2ACE0
- #C2ACE0
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C2ACE0 is a violet with RGB values 194, 172, 224 and HSL 265°, 46%, 78%. 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
#C2ACE0#C2ACE0
HEX#C2ACE0
RGBrgb(194, 172, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6745, 0.8784
RGB percentages76.1%, 67.5%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(265.4, 45.6%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 23.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK13.4%, 23.2%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,758,240
CSS custom property--colour: #C2ACE0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#3D531F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAE0AC
Analogous#ACB0E0, #DCACE0
Triadic#E0C2AC, #ACE0C2
Split complementary#E0DCAC, #B0E0AC
Tetradic#E0ACB0, #CAE0AC, #ACE0DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G172
B224
Red194 (76.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue265.38°
Saturation (HSL)45.61%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G AC · B E0
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