Recognised as Colour
#CBAECD
- #CBAECD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#CBAECD is a magenta with RGB values 203, 174, 205 and HSL 296°, 24%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CBAECD#CBAECD
HEX#CBAECD
RGBrgb(203, 174, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6824, 0.8039
RGB percentages79.6%, 68.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(296.1, 23.7%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.1, 15.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK1%, 15.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,557
CSS custom property--colour: #CBAECD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 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#345132
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 familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0CDAE
Analogous#BBAECD, #CDAEC0
Triadic#CDCBAE, #AECDCB
Split complementary#C0CDAE, #AECDBB
Tetradic#CDBBAE, #B0CDAE, #AEC0CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G174
B205
Red203 (79.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue296.13°
Saturation (HSL)23.66%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G AE · B CD
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