Recognised as Colour
#CBAFDE
- #CBAFDE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#CBAFDE is a violet with RGB values 203, 175, 222 and HSL 276°, 42%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CBAFDE#CBAFDE
HEX#CBAFDE
RGBrgb(203, 175, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6863, 0.8706
RGB percentages79.6%, 68.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(275.7, 41.6%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 21.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK8.6%, 21.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,830
CSS custom property--colour: #CBAFDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.73:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#345021
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2DEAF
Analogous#B3AFDE, #DEAFDA
Triadic#DECBAF, #AFDECB
Split complementary#DADEAF, #AFDEB3
Tetradic#DEB3AF, #C2DEAF, #AFDADE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G175
B222
Red203 (79.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue275.74°
Saturation (HSL)41.59%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G AF · B DE
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