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Recognised as Colour

#C5B3EF

  • #C5B3EF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#C5B3EF is a violet with RGB values 197, 179, 239 and HSL 258°, 65%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C5B3EF#C5B3EF
HEX#C5B3EF
RGBrgb(197, 179, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.702, 0.9373
RGB percentages77.3%, 70.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(258, 65.2%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258, 25.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK17.6%, 25.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,956,655
CSS custom property--colour: #C5B3EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#3A4C10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6BCF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9BCEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BEBCC8no 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 text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.6Thistle · ΔE 19.3Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5Lavender · ΔE 27.8Light skyblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDEFB3
Analogous#B3BFEF, #E3B3EF
Triadic#EFC5B3, #B3EFC5
Split complementary#EFE3B3, #BFEFB3
Tetradic#EFB3BF, #DDEFB3, #B3EFE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5DDF8
Darker −10%#A589E6
Darker −20%#855FDD
Darker −30%#6535D4
Darker −40%#4F25B1
More saturated +25%#C0A7FB
Less saturated −25%#CABFE4

Channel breakdown

R197
G179
B239
Red197 (77.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue258°
Saturation (HSL)65.22%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G B3 · B EF

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