Recognised as Colour
#C2B7DE
- #C2B7DE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C2B7DE is a violet with RGB values 194, 183, 222 and HSL 257°, 37%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C2B7DE#C2B7DE
HEX#C2B7DE
RGBrgb(194, 183, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7176, 0.8706
RGB percentages76.1%, 71.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(256.9, 37.1%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 17.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK12.6%, 17.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,761,054
CSS custom property--colour: #C2B7DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#3D4821
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D3DEB7
Analogous#B7C0DE, #D6B7DE
Triadic#DEC2B7, #B7DEC2
Split complementary#DED6B7, #C0DEB7
Tetradic#DEB7C0, #D3DEB7, #B7DED6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G183
B222
Red194 (76.1%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue256.92°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G B7 · B DE
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