Recognised as Colour

#C4ADEA

#C4ADEA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C4ADEA is a violet with RGB values 196, 173, 234 and HSL 263°, 59%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C4ADEA#C4ADEA

HEX#C4ADEA

RGBrgb(196, 173, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6784, 0.9176

RGB percentages76.9%, 67.8%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(262.6, 59.2%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 26.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK16.2%, 26.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,889,578

CSS custom property--colour: #C4ADEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1

Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#3B5215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1B7EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5B7E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BEB6C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.6 Thistle · ΔE 20.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 25 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.4 Lavender · ΔE 29.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3EAAD

Analogous#ADB5EA, #E2ADEA

Triadic#EAC4AD, #ADEAC4

Split complementary#EAE2AD, #B5EAAD

Tetradic#EAADB5, #D3EAAD, #ADEAE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#E1D6F4

Darker −10%#A784E0

Darker −20%#8A5CD5

Darker −30%#6D34CA

Darker −40%#5729A2

More saturated +25%#C1A0F7

Less saturated −25%#C7BADD

Channel breakdown

R196

G173

B234

Red196 (76.9%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue262.62°

Saturation (HSL)59.22%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G AD · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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