Recognised as Colour
#C9BDDF
- #C9BDDF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C9BDDF is a violet with RGB values 201, 189, 223 and HSL 261°, 35%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C9BDDF#C9BDDF
HEX#C9BDDF
RGBrgb(201, 189, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7412, 0.8745
RGB percentages78.8%, 74.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(261.2, 34.7%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 15.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK9.9%, 15.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,221,343
CSS custom property--colour: #C9BDDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#364220
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D3DFBD
Analogous#BDC2DF, #DABDDF
Triadic#DFC9BD, #BDDFC9
Split complementary#DFDABD, #C2DFBD
Tetradic#DFBDC2, #D3DFBD, #BDDFDA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G189
B223
Red201 (78.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue261.18°
Saturation (HSL)34.69%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G BD · B DF
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