Colour

#CBA4E2

#CBA4E2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CBA4E2 is a violet with RGB values 203, 164, 226 and HSL 278°, 52%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CBA4E2

RGBrgb(203, 164, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6431, 0.8863

RGB percentages79.6%, 64.3%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(277.7, 51.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.7, 27.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK10.2%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,346,018

CSS custom property--colour: #CBA4E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#345B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BB0E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3B3E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C9ACBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 8 Thistle · ΔE 22 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.5 Pink · ΔE 31.2 Medium purple · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 8.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBE2A4

Analogous#ACA4E2, #E2A4DA

Triadic#E2CBA4, #A4E2CB

Split complementary#DAE2A4, #A4E2AC

Tetradic#E2ACA4, #BBE2A4, #A4DAE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F1FB

Lighter +10%#E1CBEE

Darker −10%#B57DD6

Darker −20%#9F57C9

Darker −30%#8639B4

Darker −40%#692D8D

More saturated +25%#CF95F1

Less saturated −25%#C7B3D3

Channel breakdown

R203

G164

B226

Red203 (79.6%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue277.74°

Saturation (HSL)51.67%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G A4 · B E2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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