Recognised as Colour
#C3A4DA
- #C3A4DA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C3A4DA is a violet with RGB values 195, 164, 218 and HSL 274°, 42%, 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
#C3A4DA#C3A4DA
HEX#C3A4DA
RGBrgb(195, 164, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6431, 0.8549
RGB percentages76.5%, 64.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(274.4, 42.2%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.4, 24.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK10.6%, 24.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,821,722
CSS custom property--colour: #C3A4DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#3C5B25
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBDAA4
Analogous#A8A4DA, #DAA4D6
Triadic#DAC3A4, #A4DAC3
Split complementary#D6DAA4, #A4DAA8
Tetradic#DAA8A4, #BBDAA4, #A4D6DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G164
B218
Red195 (76.5%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue274.44°
Saturation (HSL)42.19%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G A4 · B DA
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