Recognised as Colour
#C3A4CC
- #C3A4CC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C3A4CC is a violet with RGB values 195, 164, 204 and HSL 286°, 28%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C3A4CC#C3A4CC
HEX#C3A4CC
RGBrgb(195, 164, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6431, 0.8
RGB percentages76.5%, 64.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(286.5, 28.2%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 19.6%, 80%)
CMYK4.4%, 19.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,821,708
CSS custom property--colour: #C3A4CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#3C5B33
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADCCA4
Analogous#AFA4CC, #CCA4C1
Triadic#CCC3A4, #A4CCC3
Split complementary#C1CCA4, #A4CCAF
Tetradic#CCAFA4, #ADCCA4, #A4C1CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G164
B204
Red195 (76.5%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue286.5°
Saturation (HSL)28.17%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G A4 · B CC
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