Recognised as Colour
#C9C2DD
- #C9C2DD
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C9C2DD is a violet with RGB values 201, 194, 221 and HSL 256°, 28%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C9C2DD#C9C2DD
HEX#C9C2DD
RGBrgb(201, 194, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7608, 0.8667
RGB percentages78.8%, 76.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(255.6, 28.4%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 12.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK9%, 12.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,222,621
CSS custom property--colour: #C9C2DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.24:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#363D22
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6DDC2
Analogous#C2C9DD, #D6C2DD
Triadic#DDC9C2, #C2DDC9
Split complementary#DDD7C2, #C9DDC2
Tetradic#DDC2C9, #D6DDC2, #C2DDD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G194
B221
Red201 (78.8%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue255.56°
Saturation (HSL)28.42%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G C2 · B DD
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