Recognised as Colour
#C2B5E3
- #C2B5E3
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C2B5E3 is a violet with RGB values 194, 181, 227 and HSL 257°, 45%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C2B5E3#C2B5E3
HEX#C2B5E3
RGBrgb(194, 181, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7098, 0.8902
RGB percentages76.1%, 71%, 89%
HSLhsl(257, 45.1%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257, 20.3%, 89%)
CMYK14.5%, 20.3%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,760,547
CSS custom property--colour: #C2B5E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#3D4A1C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6E3B5
Analogous#B5BFE3, #D9B5E3
Triadic#E3C2B5, #B5E3C2
Split complementary#E3D9B5, #BFE3B5
Tetradic#E3B5BF, #D6E3B5, #B5E3D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G181
B227
Red194 (76.1%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue256.96°
Saturation (HSL)45.1%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G B5 · B E3
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