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Colour

#C5B0EC

  • #C5B0EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C5B0EC is a violet with RGB values 197, 176, 236 and HSL 261°, 61%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C5B0EC#C5B0EC
HEX#C5B0EC
RGBrgb(197, 176, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6902, 0.9255
RGB percentages77.3%, 69%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(261, 61.2%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261, 25.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK16.5%, 25.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,955,884
CSS custom property--colour: #C5B0EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.8:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#3A4F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4BAEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7BAEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#BEB9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.5Thistle · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.7Lavender · ΔE 28.6Light skyblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7ECB0
Analogous#B0B9EC, #E3B0EC
Triadic#ECC5B0, #B0ECC5
Split complementary#ECE3B0, #B9ECB0
Tetradic#ECB0B9, #D7ECB0, #B0ECE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3D9F6
Darker −10%#A787E2
Darker −20%#895ED8
Darker −30%#6A35CE
Darker −40%#5528A8
More saturated +25%#C1A4F8
Less saturated −25%#C9BCE0

Channel breakdown

R197
G176
B236
Red197 (77.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue261°
Saturation (HSL)61.22%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G B0 · B EC

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