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Recognised as Colour

#CBAEED

  • #CBAEED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CBAEED is a violet with RGB values 203, 174, 237 and HSL 268°, 64%, 81%. 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

#CBAEED#CBAEED
HEX#CBAEED
RGBrgb(203, 174, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6824, 0.9294
RGB percentages79.6%, 68.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(267.6, 63.6%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.6, 26.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK14.3%, 26.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,589
CSS custom property--colour: #CBAEED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#345112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2B9F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8BAEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C6B7C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.8Thistle · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 26.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7Lavender · ΔE 30.6Pink · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0EDAE
Analogous#AEB0ED, #EBAEED
Triadic#EDCBAE, #AEEDCB
Split complementary#EDEBAE, #B0EDAE
Tetradic#EDAEB0, #D0EDAE, #AEEDEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6D8F6
Darker −10%#B084E4
Darker −20%#955BDA
Darker −30%#7B31D1
Darker −40%#6226A9
More saturated +25%#CAA2F9
Less saturated −25%#CCBAE1

Channel breakdown

R203
G174
B237
Red203 (79.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue267.62°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G AE · B ED

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