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Recognised as Colour

#C3ADCA

  • #C3ADCA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C3ADCA is a violet with RGB values 195, 173, 202 and HSL 286°, 21%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C3ADCA#C3ADCA
HEX#C3ADCA
RGBrgb(195, 173, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6784, 0.7922
RGB percentages76.5%, 67.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(285.5, 21.5%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 14.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK3.5%, 14.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,824,010
CSS custom property--colour: #C3ADCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#3C5235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB3CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB5C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C3B0B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.2Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7Dark grey · ΔE 18.2Silver · ΔE 18.2Lavender · ΔE 20.8Light grey · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4CAAD
Analogous#B5ADCA, #CAADC3
Triadic#CAC3AD, #ADCAC3
Split complementary#C3CAAD, #ADCAB5
Tetradic#CAB5AD, #B4CAAD, #ADC3CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EBF2
Lighter +10%#DACCDE
Darker −10%#AC8EB6
Darker −20%#966FA2
Darker −30%#7B5787
Darker −40%#5F4368
More saturated +25%#CC9CDB
Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R195
G173
B202
Red195 (76.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue285.52°
Saturation (HSL)21.48%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G AD · B CA

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