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Recognised as Colour

#CBA4E3

  • #CBA4E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CBA4E3 is a violet with RGB values 203, 164, 227 and HSL 277°, 53%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBA4E3#CBA4E3
HEX#CBA4E3
RGBrgb(203, 164, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6431, 0.8902
RGB percentages79.6%, 64.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(277.1, 52.9%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 27.8%, 89%)
CMYK10.6%, 27.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,346,019
CSS custom property--colour: #CBA4E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#345B1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB0E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B3E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C9ACBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 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 text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 8.1Thistle · ΔE 22.5Light steelblue · ΔE 29.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.2Medium purple · ΔE 31.6Pink · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCE3A4
Analogous#ABA4E3, #E3A4DB
Triadic#E3CBA4, #A4E3CB
Split complementary#DCE3A4, #A4E3AB
Tetradic#E3ABA4, #BCE3A4, #A4DBE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F2FB
Lighter +10%#E1CBEF
Darker −10%#B57DD7
Darker −20%#9E56CB
Darker −30%#8638B6
Darker −40%#692C8F
More saturated +25%#CF95F2
Less saturated −25%#C7B3D4

Channel breakdown

R203
G164
B227
Red203 (79.6%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue277.14°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G A4 · B E3

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