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Recognised as Colour

#C5AFD3

  • #C5AFD3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C5AFD3 is a violet with RGB values 197, 175, 211 and HSL 277°, 29%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C5AFD3#C5AFD3
HEX#C5AFD3
RGBrgb(197, 175, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6863, 0.8275
RGB percentages77.3%, 68.6%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(276.7, 29%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 17.1%, 82.7%)
CMYK6.6%, 17.1%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,955,603
CSS custom property--colour: #C5AFD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#3A502C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB6D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB7D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C4B3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Plum · ΔE 19.2Lavender · ΔE 21.3Silver · ΔE 21.4Dark grey · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDD3AF
Analogous#B3AFD3, #D3AFCF
Triadic#D3C5AF, #AFD3C5
Split complementary#CFD3AF, #AFD3B3
Tetradic#D3B3AF, #BDD3AF, #AFCFD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F1F7
Lighter +10%#DDD0E5
Darker −10%#AD8EC1
Darker −20%#956DAF
Darker −30%#7C5396
Darker −40%#614175
More saturated +25%#C8A0E3
Less saturated −25%#C2BFC3

Channel breakdown

R197
G175
B211
Red197 (77.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue276.67°
Saturation (HSL)29.03%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G AF · B D3

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