Colour

#CBAAFD

#CBAAFD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CBAAFD is a violet with RGB values 203, 170, 253 and HSL 264°, 95%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBAAFD#CBAAFD

HEX#CBAAFD

RGBrgb(203, 170, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6667, 0.9922

RGB percentages79.6%, 66.7%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(263.9, 95.4%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.9, 32.8%, 99.2%)

CMYK19.8%, 32.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,347,581

CSS custom property--colour: #CBAAFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#345502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EB9FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C3B7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.6 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1 Violet · ΔE 28.8 Orchid · ΔE 30 Thistle · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCFDAA

Analogous#AAB3FD, #F4AAFD

Triadic#FDCBAA, #AAFDCB

Split complementary#FDF4AA, #B3FDAA

Tetradic#FDAAB3, #DCFDAA, #AAFDF4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E9DCFE

Darker −10%#AD78FC

Darker −20%#8E46FB

Darker −30%#7015F9

Darker −40%#5805D6

More saturated +25%#CBA8FF

Less saturated −25%#CDB5F2

Channel breakdown

R203

G170

B253

Red203 (79.6%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue263.86°

Saturation (HSL)95.4%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G AA · B FD

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Colour values

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