Recognised as Colour
#C9AEDB
- #C9AEDB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C9AEDB is a violet with RGB values 201, 174, 219 and HSL 276°, 38%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C9AEDB#C9AEDB
HEX#C9AEDB
RGBrgb(201, 174, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6824, 0.8588
RGB percentages78.8%, 68.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(276, 38.5%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 20.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK8.2%, 20.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,217,499
CSS custom property--colour: #C9AEDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#365124
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0DBAE
Analogous#B3AEDB, #DBAED7
Triadic#DBC9AE, #AEDBC9
Split complementary#D6DBAE, #AEDBB3
Tetradic#DBB3AE, #C0DBAE, #AED6DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G174
B219
Red201 (78.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G AE · B DB
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