Colour
#C2B8D0
- #C2B8D0
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C2B8D0 is a violet with RGB values 194, 184, 208 and HSL 265°, 20%, 77%. 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
#C2B8D0#C2B8D0
HEX#C2B8D0
RGBrgb(194, 184, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7216, 0.8157
RGB percentages76.1%, 72.2%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(265, 20.3%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265, 11.5%, 81.6%)
CMYK6.7%, 11.5%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,761,296
CSS custom property--colour: #C2B8D0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#3D472F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C6D0B8
Analogous#B8BAD0, #CEB8D0
Triadic#D0C2B8, #B8D0C2
Split complementary#D0CEB8, #BAD0B8
Tetradic#D0B8BA, #C6D0B8, #B8D0CE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G184
B208
Red194 (76.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue265°
Saturation (HSL)20.34%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G B8 · B D0
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