Recognised as Colour
#CBACDE
- #CBACDE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CBACDE is a violet with RGB values 203, 172, 222 and HSL 277°, 43%, 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
#CBACDE#CBACDE
HEX#CBACDE
RGBrgb(203, 172, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6745, 0.8706
RGB percentages79.6%, 67.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(277.2, 43.1%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 22.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK8.6%, 22.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,062
CSS custom property--colour: #CBACDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.5:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#345321
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 text10.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFDEAC
Analogous#B2ACDE, #DEACD8
Triadic#DECBAC, #ACDECB
Split complementary#D8DEAC, #ACDEB2
Tetradic#DEB2AC, #BFDEAC, #ACD8DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G172
B222
Red203 (79.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue277.2°
Saturation (HSL)43.1%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G AC · B DE
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