Recognised as Colour
#C4B9DE
- #C4B9DE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C4B9DE is a violet with RGB values 196, 185, 222 and HSL 258°, 36%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C4B9DE#C4B9DE
HEX#C4B9DE
RGBrgb(196, 185, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7255, 0.8706
RGB percentages76.9%, 72.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(257.8, 35.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 16.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK11.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,892,638
CSS custom property--colour: #C4B9DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#3B4621
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D3DEB9
Analogous#B9C0DE, #D7B9DE
Triadic#DEC4B9, #B9DEC4
Split complementary#DED7B9, #C1DEB9
Tetradic#DEB9C0, #D3DEB9, #B9DED7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G185
B222
Red196 (76.9%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue257.84°
Saturation (HSL)35.92%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G B9 · B DE
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