Recognised as Colour
#C2B0CD
- #C2B0CD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C2B0CD is a violet with RGB values 194, 176, 205 and HSL 277°, 22%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C2B0CD#C2B0CD
HEX#C2B0CD
RGBrgb(194, 176, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6902, 0.8039
RGB percentages76.1%, 69%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(277.2, 22.5%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 14.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK5.4%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,759,245
CSS custom property--colour: #C2B0CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#3D4F32
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBCDB0
Analogous#B4B0CD, #CDB0CA
Triadic#CDC2B0, #B0CDC2
Split complementary#CACDB0, #B0CDB3
Tetradic#CDB3B0, #BBCDB0, #B0CACD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G176
B205
Red194 (76.1%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue277.24°
Saturation (HSL)22.48%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G B0 · B CD
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