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Recognised as Colour

#C5B1E7

  • #C5B1E7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C5B1E7 is a violet with RGB values 197, 177, 231 and HSL 262°, 53%, 80%. 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

#C5B1E7#C5B1E7
HEX#C5B1E7
RGBrgb(197, 177, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6941, 0.9059
RGB percentages77.3%, 69.4%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(262.2, 52.9%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 23.4%, 90.6%)
CMYK14.7%, 23.4%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,956,135
CSS custom property--colour: #C5B1E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#3A4E18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7BAE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AABAE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C0B9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.3Thistle · ΔE 16.4Light steelblue · ΔE 21.2Lavender · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 29Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3E7B1
Analogous#B1B8E7, #E0B1E7
Triadic#E7C5B1, #B1E7C5
Split complementary#E7E0B1, #B8E7B1
Tetradic#E7B1B8, #D3E7B1, #B1E7E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2D8F3
Darker −10%#A88ADB
Darker −20%#8B63CF
Darker −30%#6E3CC3
Darker −40%#58309C
More saturated +25%#C2A4F4
Less saturated −25%#C8BEDA

Channel breakdown

R197
G177
B231
Red197 (77.3%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue262.22°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G B1 · B E7

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