Recognised as Colour
#CBAEDB
- #CBAEDB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#CBAEDB is a violet with RGB values 203, 174, 219 and HSL 279°, 38%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CBAEDB#CBAEDB
HEX#CBAEDB
RGBrgb(203, 174, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6824, 0.8588
RGB percentages79.6%, 68.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(278.7, 38.5%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 20.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK7.3%, 20.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,571
CSS custom property--colour: #CBAEDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#345124
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEDBAE
Analogous#B4AEDB, #DBAED5
Triadic#DBCBAE, #AEDBCB
Split complementary#D5DBAE, #AEDBB4
Tetradic#DBB4AE, #BEDBAE, #AED5DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G174
B219
Red203 (79.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue278.67°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G AE · B DB
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