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Recognised as Colour

#C3A3DB

  • #C3A3DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C3A3DB is a violet with RGB values 195, 163, 219 and HSL 274°, 44%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C3A3DB#C3A3DB
HEX#C3A3DB
RGBrgb(195, 163, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6392, 0.8588
RGB percentages76.5%, 63.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(274.3, 43.8%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 25.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK11%, 25.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,821,467
CSS custom property--colour: #C3A3DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#3C5C24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AAEDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1B0D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C1AAB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.8Thistle · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.9Pink · ΔE 29.9Lavender · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBDBA3
Analogous#A7A3DB, #DBA3D7
Triadic#DBC3A3, #A3DBC3
Split complementary#D7DBA3, #A3DBA7
Tetradic#DBA7A3, #BBDBA3, #A3D7DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3ECF8
Lighter +10%#DBC8E9
Darker −10%#AB7ECD
Darker −20%#935ABE
Darker −30%#7A40A5
Darker −40%#5F3280
More saturated +25%#C593EB
Less saturated −25%#C1B3CB

Channel breakdown

R195
G163
B219
Red195 (76.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue274.29°
Saturation (HSL)43.75%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G A3 · B DB

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