Recognised as Colour
#CB9BDE
- #CB9BDE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CB9BDE is a violet with RGB values 203, 155, 222 and HSL 283°, 50%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CB9BDE#CB9BDE
HEX#CB9BDE
RGBrgb(203, 155, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6078, 0.8706
RGB percentages79.6%, 60.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(283, 50.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283, 30.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK8.6%, 30.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,343,710
CSS custom property--colour: #CB9BDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#346421
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEDE9B
Analogous#AA9BDE, #DE9BCF
Triadic#DECB9B, #9BDECB
Split complementary#D0DE9B, #9BDEAA
Tetradic#DEAA9B, #AEDE9B, #9BCFDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G155
B222
Red203 (79.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue282.99°
Saturation (HSL)50.38%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 9B · B DE
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