Recognised as Colour
#C3ABCA
- #C3ABCA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C3ABCA is a violet with RGB values 195, 171, 202 and HSL 286°, 23%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C3ABCA#C3ABCA
HEX#C3ABCA
RGBrgb(195, 171, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6706, 0.7922
RGB percentages76.5%, 67.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(286.5, 22.6%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 15.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK3.5%, 15.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,823,498
CSS custom property--colour: #C3ABCA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44992WCAG 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 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#3C5435
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2CAAB
Analogous#B3ABCA, #CAABC1
Triadic#CAC3AB, #ABCAC3
Split complementary#C1CAAB, #ABCAB3
Tetradic#CAB3AB, #B2CAAB, #ABC1CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G171
B202
Red195 (76.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue286.45°
Saturation (HSL)22.63%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G AB · B CA
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