Colour
#C3AEE3
- #C3AEE3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C3AEE3 is a violet with RGB values 195, 174, 227 and HSL 264°, 49%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C3AEE3#C3AEE3
HEX#C3AEE3
RGBrgb(195, 174, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6824, 0.8902
RGB percentages76.5%, 68.2%, 89%
HSLhsl(263.8, 48.6%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.8, 23.3%, 89%)
CMYK14.1%, 23.3%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,824,291
CSS custom property--colour: #C3AEE3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#3C511C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEE3AE
Analogous#AEB3E3, #DEAEE3
Triadic#E3C3AE, #AEE3C3
Split complementary#E3DEAE, #B3E3AE
Tetradic#E3AEB3, #CEE3AE, #AEE3DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G174
B227
Red195 (76.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue263.77°
Saturation (HSL)48.62%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G AE · B E3
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