Recognised as Colour
#C4ABE2
- #C4ABE2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C4ABE2 is a violet with RGB values 196, 171, 226 and HSL 267°, 49%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C4ABE2#C4ABE2
HEX#C4ABE2
RGBrgb(196, 171, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6706, 0.8863
RGB percentages76.9%, 67.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(267.3, 48.7%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 24.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK13.3%, 24.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,889,058
CSS custom property--colour: #C4ABE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#3B541D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9E2AB
Analogous#ABADE2, #DFABE2
Triadic#E2C4AB, #ABE2C4
Split complementary#E2E0AB, #ADE2AB
Tetradic#E2ABAD, #C9E2AB, #ABE2DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G171
B226
Red196 (76.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue267.27°
Saturation (HSL)48.67%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G AB · B E2
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