Colour
#C3A9CD
- #C3A9CD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C3A9CD is a violet with RGB values 195, 169, 205 and HSL 283°, 26%, 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
#C3A9CD#C3A9CD
HEX#C3A9CD
RGBrgb(195, 169, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6627, 0.8039
RGB percentages76.5%, 66.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(283.3, 26.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.3, 17.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK4.9%, 17.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,822,989
CSS custom property--colour: #C3A9CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.88:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#3C5632
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 text9.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3CDA9
Analogous#B1A9CD, #CDA9C5
Triadic#CDC3A9, #A9CDC3
Split complementary#C5CDA9, #A9CDB1
Tetradic#CDB1A9, #B3CDA9, #A9C5CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G169
B205
Red195 (76.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue283.33°
Saturation (HSL)26.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G A9 · B CD
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