Recognised as Colour
#CBAEE9
- #CBAEE9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CBAEE9 is a violet with RGB values 203, 174, 233 and HSL 269°, 57%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CBAEE9#CBAEE9
HEX#CBAEE9
RGBrgb(203, 174, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6824, 0.9137
RGB percentages79.6%, 68.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(269.5, 57.3%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 25.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK12.9%, 25.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,585
CSS custom property--colour: #CBAEE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#345116
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCE9AE
Analogous#AEAFE9, #E8AEE9
Triadic#E9CBAE, #AEE9CB
Split complementary#E9E8AE, #AFE9AE
Tetradic#E9AEAF, #CCE9AE, #AEE9E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G174
B233
Red203 (79.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue269.49°
Saturation (HSL)57.28%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G AE · B E9
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