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Recognised as Colour

#C2BDD1

  • #C2BDD1
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C2BDD1 is a violet with RGB values 194, 189, 209 and HSL 255°, 18%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C2BDD1#C2BDD1
HEX#C2BDD1
RGBrgb(194, 189, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7412, 0.8196
RGB percentages76.1%, 74.1%, 82%
HSLhsl(255, 17.9%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 9.6%, 82%)
CMYK7.2%, 9.6%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,762,577
CSS custom property--colour: #C2BDD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#3D422E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C0D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABFD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C0C0C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.1Light steelblue · ΔE 9Silver · ΔE 10.9Light grey · ΔE 13Dark grey · ΔE 13.7Lavender · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCD1BD
Analogous#BDC2D1, #CCBDD1
Triadic#D1C2BD, #BDD1C2
Split complementary#D1CCBD, #C2D1BD
Tetradic#D1BDC2, #CCD1BD, #BDD1CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF9FB
Lighter +10%#DEDBE6
Darker −10%#A69FBC
Darker −20%#8A81A7
Darker −30%#706590
Darker −40%#585072
More saturated +25%#BBAFDF
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R194
G189
B209
Red194 (76.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)17.86%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G BD · B D1

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