Recognised as Colour
#C9A3DE
- #C9A3DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C9A3DE is a violet with RGB values 201, 163, 222 and HSL 279°, 47%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C9A3DE#C9A3DE
HEX#C9A3DE
RGBrgb(201, 163, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6392, 0.8706
RGB percentages78.8%, 63.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(278.6, 47.2%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 26.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK9.5%, 26.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,214,686
CSS custom property--colour: #C9A3DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#365C21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8DEA3
Analogous#ACA3DE, #DEA3D5
Triadic#DEC9A3, #A3DEC9
Split complementary#D6DEA3, #A3DEAB
Tetradic#DEABA3, #B8DEA3, #A3D5DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G163
B222
Red201 (78.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue278.64°
Saturation (HSL)47.2%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G A3 · B DE
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