Recognised as Colour
#C2B4DC
- #C2B4DC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C2B4DC is a violet with RGB values 194, 180, 220 and HSL 261°, 36%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C2B4DC#C2B4DC
HEX#C2B4DC
RGBrgb(194, 180, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7059, 0.8627
RGB percentages76.1%, 70.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(261, 36.4%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261, 18.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK11.8%, 18.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,760,284
CSS custom property--colour: #C2B4DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.86:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#3D4B23
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEDCB4
Analogous#B4BADC, #D6B4DC
Triadic#DCC2B4, #B4DCC2
Split complementary#DCD6B4, #BADCB4
Tetradic#DCB4BA, #CEDCB4, #B4DCD6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G180
B220
Red194 (76.1%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue261°
Saturation (HSL)36.36%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G B4 · B DC
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