Recognised as Colour
#C5B9D4
- #C5B9D4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C5B9D4 is a violet with RGB values 197, 185, 212 and HSL 267°, 24%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C5B9D4#C5B9D4
HEX#C5B9D4
RGBrgb(197, 185, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7255, 0.8314
RGB percentages77.3%, 72.5%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(266.7, 23.9%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 12.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK7.1%, 12.7%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,958,164
CSS custom property--colour: #C5B9D4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#3A462B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8D4B9
Analogous#B9BAD4, #D3B9D4
Triadic#D4C5B9, #B9D4C5
Split complementary#D4D3B9, #BBD4B9
Tetradic#D4B9BA, #C8D4B9, #B9D4D3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G185
B212
Red197 (77.3%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue266.67°
Saturation (HSL)23.89%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G B9 · B D4
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