Recognised as Colour
#CBACDF
- #CBACDF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CBACDF is a violet with RGB values 203, 172, 223 and HSL 276°, 44%, 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
#CBACDF#CBACDF
HEX#CBACDF
RGBrgb(203, 172, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6745, 0.8745
RGB percentages79.6%, 67.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(276.5, 44.3%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.5, 22.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK9%, 22.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,063
CSS custom property--colour: #CBACDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47529WCAG 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 10.51:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#345320
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 text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0DFAC
Analogous#B2ACDF, #DFACD9
Triadic#DFCBAC, #ACDFCB
Split complementary#DADFAC, #ACDFB2
Tetradic#DFB2AC, #C0DFAC, #ACD9DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G172
B223
Red203 (79.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue276.47°
Saturation (HSL)44.35%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G AC · B DF
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