Colour
#C2B8CC
- #C2B8CC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C2B8CC is a violet with RGB values 194, 184, 204 and HSL 270°, 16%, 76%. 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
#C2B8CC#C2B8CC
HEX#C2B8CC
RGBrgb(194, 184, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7216, 0.8
RGB percentages76.1%, 72.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(270, 16.4%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 9.8%, 80%)
CMYK4.9%, 9.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,761,292
CSS custom property--colour: #C2B8CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#3D4733
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 text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2CCB8
Analogous#B8B8CC, #CCB8CC
Triadic#CCC2B8, #B8CCC2
Split complementary#CCCCB8, #B8CCB8
Tetradic#CCB8B8, #C2CCB8, #B8CCCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G184
B204
Red194 (76.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)16.39%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G B8 · B CC
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