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Recognised as Colour

#C3AFE6

  • #C3AFE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C3AFE6 is a violet with RGB values 195, 175, 230 and HSL 262°, 52%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C3AFE6#C3AFE6
HEX#C3AFE6
RGBrgb(195, 175, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6863, 0.902
RGB percentages76.5%, 68.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(261.8, 52.4%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 23.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK15.2%, 23.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,824,550
CSS custom property--colour: #C3AFE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#3C5019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4B8E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B8E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BDB7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.1Thistle · ΔE 17.2Light steelblue · ΔE 21.7Lavender · ΔE 26.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.8Light skyblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2E6AF
Analogous#AFB7E6, #DEAFE6
Triadic#E6C3AF, #AFE6C3
Split complementary#E6DFAF, #B7E6AF
Tetradic#E6AFB7, #D2E6AF, #AFE6DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFE
Lighter +10%#E0D6F2
Darker −10%#A688DA
Darker −20%#8961CE
Darker −30%#6C3CC0
Darker −40%#563099
More saturated +25%#BFA2F3
Less saturated −25%#C7BCD9

Channel breakdown

R195
G175
B230
Red195 (76.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G AF · B E6

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