Colour

#C3AEFC

#C3AEFC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C3AEFC is a violet with RGB values 195, 174, 252 and HSL 256°, 93%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C3AEFC#C3AEFC

HEX#C3AEFC

RGBrgb(195, 174, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6824, 0.9882

RGB percentages76.5%, 68.2%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(256.2, 92.9%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 31%, 98.8%)

CMYK22.6%, 31%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,824,316

CSS custom property--colour: #C3AEFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.78:1

Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#3C5103

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BBAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EB9FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#B8BBCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5 Medium purple · ΔE 28.3 Thistle · ΔE 28.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 32.3 Violet · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E7FCAE

Analogous#AEC0FC, #EAAEFC

Triadic#FCC3AE, #AEFCC3

Split complementary#FCEAAE, #C0FCAE

Tetradic#FCAEC0, #E7FCAE, #AEFCEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7DFFE

Darker −10%#9F7DFA

Darker −20%#7A4CF8

Darker −30%#561AF7

Darker −40%#3F08D6

More saturated +25%#C2ABFF

Less saturated −25%#C8B9F2

Channel breakdown

R195

G174

B252

Red195 (76.5%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue256.15°

Saturation (HSL)92.86%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G AE · B FC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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