Colour

#C3BBCC

#C3BBCC
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C3BBCC is a violet with RGB values 195, 187, 204 and HSL 268°, 14%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C3BBCC#C3BBCC

HEX#C3BBCC

RGBrgb(195, 187, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7333, 0.8

RGB percentages76.5%, 73.3%, 80%

HSLhsl(268.2, 14.3%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 8.3%, 80%)

CMYK4.4%, 8.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,827,596

CSS custom property--colour: #C3BBCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#3C4433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BABECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C2BDC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.1 Silver · ΔE 9.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7 Light grey · ΔE 12.2 Dark grey · ΔE 12.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.06, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4CCBB

Analogous#BBBBCC, #CBBBCC

Triadic#CCC3BB, #BBCCC3

Split complementary#CCCBBB, #BBCCBB

Tetradic#CCBBBB, #C4CCBB, #BBCCCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F5F8

Lighter +10%#DDD8E2

Darker −10%#A99EB6

Darker −20%#9081A0

Darker −30%#766688

Darker −40%#5D506B

More saturated +25%#C2ACDB

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R195

G187

B204

Red195 (76.5%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue268.24°

Saturation (HSL)14.29%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C3 · G BB · B CC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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