Recognised as Colour
#CBACDD
- #CBACDD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CBACDD is a violet with RGB values 203, 172, 221 and HSL 278°, 42%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CBACDD#CBACDD
HEX#CBACDD
RGBrgb(203, 172, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6745, 0.8667
RGB percentages79.6%, 67.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(278, 41.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278, 22.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK8.1%, 22.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,061
CSS custom property--colour: #CBACDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#345322
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEDDAC
Analogous#B3ACDD, #DDACD7
Triadic#DDCBAC, #ACDDCB
Split complementary#D7DDAC, #ACDDB3
Tetradic#DDB3AC, #BEDDAC, #ACD7DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G172
B221
Red203 (79.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue277.96°
Saturation (HSL)41.88%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G AC · B DD
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