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Colour

#C3BDD0

  • #C3BDD0
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C3BDD0 is a violet with RGB values 195, 189, 208 and HSL 259°, 17%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C3BDD0#C3BDD0
HEX#C3BDD0
RGBrgb(195, 189, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7412, 0.8157
RGB percentages76.5%, 74.1%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(258.9, 16.8%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 9.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK6.3%, 9.1%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,828,112
CSS custom property--colour: #C3BDD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#3C422F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC0D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC0CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C1BFC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.9Light steelblue · ΔE 9.5Silver · ΔE 10.4Light grey · ΔE 12.5Dark grey · ΔE 13.4Lavender · ΔE 14.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAD0BD
Analogous#BDC1D0, #CCBDD0
Triadic#D0C3BD, #BDD0C3
Split complementary#D0CCBD, #C1D0BD
Tetradic#D0BDC1, #CAD0BD, #BDD0CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F9FA
Lighter +10%#DEDBE5
Darker −10%#A89FBB
Darker −20%#8D81A6
Darker −30%#72658F
Darker −40%#5B5071
More saturated +25%#BEAFDE
Less saturated −25%#C7C7C7

Channel breakdown

R195
G189
B208
Red195 (76.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue258.95°
Saturation (HSL)16.81%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G BD · B D0

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