Colour
#C2BBC9
- #C2BBC9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C2BBC9 is a violet with RGB values 194, 187, 201 and HSL 270°, 11%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C2BBC9#C2BBC9
HEX#C2BBC9
RGBrgb(194, 187, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7333, 0.7882
RGB percentages76.1%, 73.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(270, 11.5%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 7%, 78.8%)
CMYK3.5%, 7%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,762,057
CSS custom property--colour: #C2BBC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.8 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#3D4436
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#C2C9BB
Analogous#BBBBC9, #C9BBC9
Triadic#C9C2BB, #BBC9C2
Split complementary#C9C9BB, #BBC9BB
Tetradic#C9BBBB, #C2C9BB, #BBC9C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G187
B201
Red194 (76.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)11.48%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G BB · B C9
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