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Recognised as Colour

#C5AEEA

  • #C5AEEA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C5AEEA is a violet with RGB values 197, 174, 234 and HSL 263°, 59%, 80%. 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

#C5AEEA#C5AEEA
HEX#C5AEEA
RGBrgb(197, 174, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6824, 0.9176
RGB percentages77.3%, 68.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(263, 58.8%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263, 25.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK15.8%, 25.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,955,370
CSS custom property--colour: #C5AEEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#3A5115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2B8EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B8E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BFB7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 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 text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.7Thistle · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9Lavender · ΔE 29.1Light skyblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3EAAE
Analogous#AEB5EA, #E3AEEA
Triadic#EAC5AE, #AEEAC5
Split complementary#EAE3AE, #B5EAAE
Tetradic#EAAEB5, #D3EAAE, #AEEAE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2D7F5
Darker −10%#A885E0
Darker −20%#8B5DD5
Darker −30%#6E35CB
Darker −40%#582AA2
More saturated +25%#C2A1F7
Less saturated −25%#C8BBDD

Channel breakdown

R197
G174
B234
Red197 (77.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue263°
Saturation (HSL)58.82%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G AE · B EA

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