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Recognised as Colour

#CBA8EE

  • #CBA8EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CBA8EE is a violet with RGB values 203, 168, 238 and HSL 270°, 67%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBA8EE#CBA8EE
HEX#CBA8EE
RGBrgb(203, 168, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6588, 0.9333
RGB percentages79.6%, 65.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(270, 67.3%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 29.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK14.7%, 29.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,347,054
CSS custom property--colour: #CBA8EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.37:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#345711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB5F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B7ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#C6B2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.7Thistle · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 28Medium purple · ΔE 29.6Light steelblue · ΔE 31.4Violet · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBEEA8
Analogous#A8A8EE, #EEA8EE
Triadic#EECBA8, #A8EECB
Split complementary#EEEEA8, #A8EEA8
Tetradic#EEA8A8, #CBEEA8, #A8EEEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDFF
Lighter +10%#E5D3F6
Darker −10%#B27DE6
Darker −20%#9853DD
Darker −30%#7F29D4
Darker −40%#6521A9
More saturated +25%#CB9BFB
Less saturated −25%#CBB5E1

Channel breakdown

R203
G168
B238
Red203 (79.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)67.31%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G A8 · B EE

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