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Recognised as Colour

#C5A3FE

  • #C5A3FE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C5A3FE is a violet with RGB values 197, 163, 254 and HSL 262°, 98%, 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

#C5A3FE#C5A3FE
HEX#C5A3FE
RGBrgb(197, 163, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6392, 0.9961
RGB percentages77.3%, 63.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(262.4, 97.8%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 35.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK22.4%, 35.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,952,574
CSS custom property--colour: #C5A3FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#3A5C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#94B3FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BBB2C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Violet · ΔE 26.5Orchid · ΔE 27.7Slate blue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCFEA3
Analogous#A3AEFE, #F3A3FE
Triadic#FEC5A3, #A3FEC5
Split complementary#FEF3A3, #AFFEA3
Tetradic#FEA3AE, #DCFEA3, #A3FEF3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5D5FF
Darker −10%#A571FD
Darker −20%#853EFD
Darker −30%#660CFC
Darker −40%#5002D3
More saturated +25%#C5A2FF
Less saturated −25%#C8AFF2

Channel breakdown

R197
G163
B254
Red197 (77.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue262.42°
Saturation (HSL)97.85%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G A3 · B FE

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