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Colour

#C4AEF3

  • #C4AEF3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C4AEF3 is a violet with RGB values 196, 174, 243 and HSL 259°, 74%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C4AEF3#C4AEF3
HEX#C4AEF3
RGBrgb(196, 174, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6824, 0.9529
RGB percentages76.9%, 68.2%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(259.1, 74.2%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 28.4%, 95.3%)
CMYK19.3%, 28.4%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,889,843
CSS custom property--colour: #C4AEF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#3B510C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB9F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B8F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BCB9C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6Thistle · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Light steelblue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 31.4Lavender · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDF3AE
Analogous#AEBAF3, #E7AEF3
Triadic#F3C4AE, #AEF3C4
Split complementary#F3E7AE, #BAF3AE
Tetradic#F3AEBA, #DDF3AE, #AEF3E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4DAFA
Darker −10%#A482EC
Darker −20%#8355E6
Darker −30%#6329DF
Darker −40%#4E1BBA
More saturated +25%#C0A2FF
Less saturated −25%#C8BAE7

Channel breakdown

R196
G174
B243
Red196 (76.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue259.13°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G AE · B F3

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