Recognised as Colour
#C3A9D3
- #C3A9D3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C3A9D3 is a violet with RGB values 195, 169, 211 and HSL 277°, 32%, 75%. 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
#C3A9D3#C3A9D3
HEX#C3A9D3
RGBrgb(195, 169, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6627, 0.8275
RGB percentages76.5%, 66.3%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(277.1, 32.3%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 19.9%, 82.7%)
CMYK7.6%, 19.9%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,822,995
CSS custom property--colour: #C3A9D3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#3C562C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9D3A9
Analogous#AEA9D3, #D3A9CE
Triadic#D3C3A9, #A9D3C3
Split complementary#CED3A9, #A9D3AE
Tetradic#D3AEA9, #B9D3A9, #A9CED3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G169
B211
Red195 (76.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue277.14°
Saturation (HSL)32.31%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G A9 · B D3
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