Colour
#C2B9DA
- #C2B9DA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C2B9DA is a violet with RGB values 194, 185, 218 and HSL 256°, 31%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C2B9DA#C2B9DA
HEX#C2B9DA
RGBrgb(194, 185, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7255, 0.8549
RGB percentages76.1%, 72.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(256.4, 30.8%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 15.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK11%, 15.1%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,761,562
CSS custom property--colour: #C2B9DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#3D4625
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D1DAB9
Analogous#B9C1DA, #D3B9DA
Triadic#DAC2B9, #B9DAC2
Split complementary#DAD3B9, #C1DAB9
Tetradic#DAB9C1, #D1DAB9, #B9DAD3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G185
B218
Red194 (76.1%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue256.36°
Saturation (HSL)30.84%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G B9 · B DA
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