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Recognised as Colour

#CAB7DC

  • #CAB7DC
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CAB7DC is a violet with RGB values 202, 183, 220 and HSL 271°, 35%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CAB7DC#CAB7DC
HEX#CAB7DC
RGBrgb(202, 183, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7176, 0.8627
RGB percentages79.2%, 71.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(270.8, 34.6%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 16.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK8.2%, 16.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,285,340
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB7DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#354823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1BDDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5BEDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C8BCC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15Lavender · ΔE 18.9Plum · ΔE 20.1Silver · ΔE 21.1Light grey · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9DCB7
Analogous#B8B7DC, #DCB7DC
Triadic#DCCAB7, #B7DCCA
Split complementary#DCDCB7, #B7DCB8
Tetradic#DCB8B7, #C9DCB7, #B7DCDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCFD
Lighter +10%#E3D9ED
Darker −10%#B195CB
Darker −20%#9772BB
Darker −30%#7E52A8
Darker −40%#644186
More saturated +25%#CAAAE9
Less saturated −25%#CAC4CF

Channel breakdown

R202
G183
B220
Red202 (79.2%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue270.81°
Saturation (HSL)34.58%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G B7 · B DC

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