Recognised as Colour
#C3A9CB
- #C3A9CB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C3A9CB is a violet with RGB values 195, 169, 203 and HSL 286°, 25%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C3A9CB#C3A9CB
HEX#C3A9CB
RGBrgb(195, 169, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6627, 0.7961
RGB percentages76.5%, 66.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(285.9, 24.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 16.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK3.9%, 16.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,822,987
CSS custom property--colour: #C3A9CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#3C5634
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1CBA9
Analogous#B2A9CB, #CBA9C2
Triadic#CBC3A9, #A9CBC3
Split complementary#C2CBA9, #A9CBB2
Tetradic#CBB2A9, #B1CBA9, #A9C2CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G169
B203
Red195 (76.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue285.88°
Saturation (HSL)24.64%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G A9 · B CB
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