Recognised as Colour

#C5ABF4

#C5ABF4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C5ABF4 is a violet with RGB values 197, 171, 244 and HSL 261°, 77%, 81%. 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

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HEX#C5ABF4

RGBrgb(197, 171, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6706, 0.9569

RGB percentages77.3%, 67.1%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(261.4, 76.8%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 29.9%, 95.7%)

CMYK19.3%, 29.9%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,954,612

CSS custom property--colour: #C5ABF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.6 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#3A540B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BB7F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0B7F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BDB6C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 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 14.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2 Thistle · ΔE 26.5 Medium purple · ΔE 29.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 30.9 Violet · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAF4AB

Analogous#ABB5F4, #EAABF4

Triadic#F4C5AB, #ABF4C5

Split complementary#F4EAAB, #B5F4AB

Tetradic#F4ABB5, #DAF4AB, #ABF4EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4D8FA

Darker −10%#A67EEE

Darker −20%#8751E8

Darker −30%#6824E2

Darker −40%#5218BB

More saturated +25%#C2A0FF

Less saturated −25%#C8B7E8

Channel breakdown

R197

G171

B244

Red197 (77.3%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue261.37°

Saturation (HSL)76.84%

Lightness81.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G AB · B F4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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