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Recognised as Colour

#C2ADEA

  • #C2ADEA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C2ADEA is a violet with RGB values 194, 173, 234 and HSL 261°, 59%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C2ADEA#C2ADEA
HEX#C2ADEA
RGBrgb(194, 173, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6784, 0.9176
RGB percentages76.1%, 67.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(260.7, 59.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 26.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK17.1%, 26.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,758,506
CSS custom property--colour: #C2ADEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#3D5215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B7EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B7E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#BBB6C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.3Thistle · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9Lavender · ΔE 29.7Light skyblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5EAAD
Analogous#ADB7EA, #E0ADEA
Triadic#EAC2AD, #ADEAC2
Split complementary#EAE1AD, #B6EAAD
Tetradic#EAADB7, #D5EAAD, #ADEAE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#E0D6F4
Darker −10%#A484E0
Darker −20%#865CD5
Darker −30%#6834CA
Darker −40%#5329A2
More saturated +25%#BEA0F7
Less saturated −25%#C6BADD

Channel breakdown

R194
G173
B234
Red194 (76.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue260.66°
Saturation (HSL)59.22%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G AD · B EA

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