Recognised as Colour
#C9BFDE
- #C9BFDE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C9BFDE is a violet with RGB values 201, 191, 222 and HSL 259°, 32%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C9BFDE#C9BFDE
HEX#C9BFDE
RGBrgb(201, 191, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.749, 0.8706
RGB percentages78.8%, 74.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(259.4, 32%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.4, 14%, 87.1%)
CMYK9.5%, 14%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,221,854
CSS custom property--colour: #C9BFDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#364021
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D4DEBF
Analogous#BFC5DE, #D8BFDE
Triadic#DEC9BF, #BFDEC9
Split complementary#DED9BF, #C5DEBF
Tetradic#DEBFC5, #D4DEBF, #BFDED8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G191
B222
Red201 (78.8%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue259.35°
Saturation (HSL)31.96%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G BF · B DE
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