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Colour

#C4A2FF

  • #C4A2FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C4A2FF is a violet with RGB values 196, 162, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C4A2FF#C4A2FF
HEX#C4A2FF
RGBrgb(196, 162, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6353, 1
RGB percentages76.9%, 63.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(261.9, 100%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 36.5%, 100%)
CMYK23.1%, 36.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,886,783
CSS custom property--colour: #C4A2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#3B5D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#92B2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#B9B1C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.7Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Violet · ΔE 26.1Orchid · ΔE 27.4Slate blue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDFFA2
Analogous#A2AEFF, #F3A2FF
Triadic#FFC4A2, #A2FFC4
Split complementary#FFF3A2, #AEFFA2
Tetradic#FFA2AE, #DDFFA2, #A2FFF3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4D5FF
Darker −10%#A46FFF
Darker −20%#833CFF
Darker −30%#6309FF
Darker −40%#4E00D5
More saturated +25%#C4A2FF
Less saturated −25%#C7AEF3

Channel breakdown

R196
G162
B255
Red196 (76.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue261.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G A2 · B FF

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