Recognised as Colour
#C3B1D2
- #C3B1D2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C3B1D2 is a violet with RGB values 195, 177, 210 and HSL 273°, 27%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C3B1D2#C3B1D2
HEX#C3B1D2
RGBrgb(195, 177, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6941, 0.8235
RGB percentages76.5%, 69.4%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(272.7, 26.8%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 15.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK7.1%, 15.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,825,042
CSS custom property--colour: #C3B1D2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#3C4E2D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0D2B1
Analogous#B3B1D2, #D2B1D0
Triadic#D2C3B1, #B1D2C3
Split complementary#D1D2B1, #B1D2B3
Tetradic#D2B2B1, #C0D2B1, #B1D0D2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G177
B210
Red195 (76.5%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G B1 · B D2
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