Recognised as Colour
#CAB9DD
- #CAB9DD
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CAB9DD is a violet with RGB values 202, 185, 221 and HSL 268°, 35%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CAB9DD#CAB9DD
HEX#CAB9DD
RGBrgb(202, 185, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7255, 0.8667
RGB percentages79.2%, 72.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(268.3, 34.6%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 16.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK8.6%, 16.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,285,853
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB9DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#354622
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCDDB9
Analogous#B9BADD, #DCB9DD
Triadic#DDCAB9, #B9DDCA
Split complementary#DDDCB9, #BADDB9
Tetradic#DDB9BA, #CCDDB9, #B9DDDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G185
B221
Red202 (79.2%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue268.33°
Saturation (HSL)34.62%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G B9 · B DD
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