Recognised as Colour

#C9ADFD

#C9ADFD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C9ADFD is a violet with RGB values 201, 173, 253 and HSL 261°, 95%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C9ADFD

RGBrgb(201, 173, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6784, 0.9922

RGB percentages78.8%, 67.8%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(261, 95.2%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261, 31.6%, 99.2%)

CMYK20.6%, 31.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,217,277

CSS custom property--colour: #C9ADFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1

Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#365202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BBAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0BAFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C0BACAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3 Medium purple · ΔE 27.4 Thistle · ΔE 29.9 Violet · ΔE 31.2 Orchid · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E1FDAD

Analogous#ADB9FD, #F1ADFD

Triadic#FDC9AD, #ADFDC9

Split complementary#FDF1AD, #B9FDAD

Tetradic#FDADB9, #E1FDAD, #ADFDF1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EADFFE

Darker −10%#A87BFC

Darker −20%#8749FB

Darker −30%#6718F9

Darker −40%#4F05D9

More saturated +25%#C8ABFF

Less saturated −25%#CCB8F3

Channel breakdown

R201

G173

B253

Red201 (78.8%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue261°

Saturation (HSL)95.24%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G AD · B FD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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