Colour

#C5BBD0

#C5BBD0
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#C5BBD0 is a violet with RGB values 197, 187, 208 and HSL 269°, 18%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#C5BBD0

RGBrgb(197, 187, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7333, 0.8157

RGB percentages77.3%, 73.3%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(268.6, 18.3%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 10.1%, 81.6%)

CMYK5.3%, 10.1%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,958,672

CSS custom property--colour: #C5BBD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.39:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#3A442F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8BED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BABFCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C4BDC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6 Silver · ΔE 11.9 Light grey · ΔE 13.9 Dark grey · ΔE 14.3 Lavender · ΔE 15

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.44, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C6D0BB

Analogous#BBBBD0, #D0BBD0

Triadic#D0C5BB, #BBD0C5

Split complementary#D0CFBB, #BBD0BB

Tetradic#D0BBBB, #C6D0BB, #BBD0D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F7FA

Lighter +10%#DFD9E5

Darker −10%#AB9DBB

Darker −20%#927FA6

Darker −30%#78638F

Darker −40%#5F4E71

More saturated +25%#C4ADDE

Less saturated −25%#C5C5C5

Channel breakdown

R197

G187

B208

Red197 (77.3%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue268.57°

Saturation (HSL)18.26%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G BB · B D0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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