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Recognised as Colour

#C5ADEF

  • #C5ADEF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C5ADEF is a violet with RGB values 197, 173, 239 and HSL 262°, 67%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C5ADEF#C5ADEF
HEX#C5ADEF
RGBrgb(197, 173, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6784, 0.9373
RGB percentages77.3%, 67.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(261.8, 67.3%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 27.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK17.6%, 27.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,955,119
CSS custom property--colour: #C5ADEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#3A5210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB8F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B8EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BEB7C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.6Thistle · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4Light steelblue · ΔE 27.3Lavender · ΔE 31.8Medium purple · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7EFAD
Analogous#ADB6EF, #E6ADEF
Triadic#EFC5AD, #ADEFC5
Split complementary#EFE6AD, #B6EFAD
Tetradic#EFADB6, #D7EFAD, #ADEFE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3D8F7
Darker −10%#A782E7
Darker −20%#8958DE
Darker −30%#6A2DD6
Darker −40%#5522AE
More saturated +25%#C2A1FB
Less saturated −25%#C8B9E3

Channel breakdown

R197
G173
B239
Red197 (77.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)67.35%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G AD · B EF

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