Recognised as Colour
#C3AED2
- #C3AED2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C3AED2 is a violet with RGB values 195, 174, 210 and HSL 275°, 29%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C3AED2#C3AED2
HEX#C3AED2
RGBrgb(195, 174, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6824, 0.8235
RGB percentages76.5%, 68.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(275, 28.6%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275, 17.1%, 82.4%)
CMYK7.1%, 17.1%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,824,274
CSS custom property--colour: #C3AED2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#3C512D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDD2AE
Analogous#B1AED2, #D2AECF
Triadic#D2C3AE, #AED2C3
Split complementary#CFD2AE, #AED2B1
Tetradic#D2B1AE, #BDD2AE, #AECFD2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G174
B210
Red195 (76.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue275°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G AE · B D2
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