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Recognised as Colour

#CBADE9

  • #CBADE9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CBADE9 is a violet with RGB values 203, 173, 233 and HSL 270°, 58%, 80%. 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

#CBADE9#CBADE9
HEX#CBADE9
RGBrgb(203, 173, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6784, 0.9137
RGB percentages79.6%, 67.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(270, 57.7%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 25.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK12.9%, 25.8%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,329
CSS custom property--colour: #CBADE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#345216

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3B8ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B9E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C7B5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 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 text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.3Thistle · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6Lavender · ΔE 29.7Pink · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBE9AD
Analogous#ADADE9, #E9ADE9
Triadic#E9CBAD, #ADE9CB
Split complementary#E9E9AD, #ADE9AD
Tetradic#E9ADAD, #CBE9AD, #ADE9E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDFF
Lighter +10%#E5D5F4
Darker −10%#B285DE
Darker −20%#985DD3
Darker −30%#7F36C7
Darker −40%#652B9F
More saturated +25%#CBA0F6
Less saturated −25%#CBBADC

Channel breakdown

R203
G173
B233
Red203 (79.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)57.69%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G AD · B E9

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