Recognised as Colour

#C9ABEC

#C9ABEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C9ABEC is a violet with RGB values 201, 171, 236 and HSL 268°, 63%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C9ABEC

RGBrgb(201, 171, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6706, 0.9255

RGB percentages78.8%, 67.1%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(267.7, 63.1%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.7, 27.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK14.8%, 27.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,216,748

CSS custom property--colour: #C9ABEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1

Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#365413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FB6EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5B8EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C4B4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.5 Thistle · ΔE 22.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.1 Lavender · ΔE 32.1 Medium purple · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CEECAB

Analogous#ABAEEC, #EAABEC

Triadic#ECC9AB, #ABECC9

Split complementary#ECEAAB, #AEECAB

Tetradic#ECABAE, #CEECAB, #ABECE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#E4D5F5

Darker −10%#AE81E3

Darker −20%#9458D9

Darker −30%#792FCF

Darker −40%#6125A6

More saturated +25%#C89EF9

Less saturated −25%#CAB8DF

Channel breakdown

R201

G171

B236

Red201 (78.8%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue267.69°

Saturation (HSL)63.11%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G AB · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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