Recognised as Colour
#CB9DEB
- #CB9DEB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CB9DEB is a violet with RGB values 203, 157, 235 and HSL 275°, 66%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CB9DEB#CB9DEB
HEX#CB9DEB
RGBrgb(203, 157, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6157, 0.9216
RGB percentages79.6%, 61.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(275.4, 66.1%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.4, 33.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK13.6%, 33.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,344,235
CSS custom property--colour: #CB9DEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#346214
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDEB9D
Analogous#A49DEB, #EB9DE4
Triadic#EBCB9D, #9DEBCB
Split complementary#E4EB9D, #9DEBA4
Tetradic#EBA49D, #BDEB9D, #9DE4EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G157
B235
Red203 (79.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue275.38°
Saturation (HSL)66.1%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 9D · B EB
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