Recognised as Colour
#C9B2D8
- #C9B2D8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C9B2D8 is a violet with RGB values 201, 178, 216 and HSL 276°, 33%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C9B2D8#C9B2D8
HEX#C9B2D8
RGBrgb(201, 178, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.698, 0.8471
RGB percentages78.8%, 69.8%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(276.3, 32.8%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 17.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK6.9%, 17.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,218,520
CSS custom property--colour: #C9B2D8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#364D27
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1D8B2
Analogous#B6B2D8, #D8B2D4
Triadic#D8C9B2, #B2D8C9
Split complementary#D4D8B2, #B2D8B6
Tetradic#D8B6B2, #C1D8B2, #B2D4D8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G178
B216
Red201 (78.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue276.32°
Saturation (HSL)32.76%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G B2 · B D8
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