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Colour

#CBB0E5

  • #CBB0E5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CBB0E5 is a violet with RGB values 203, 176, 229 and HSL 271°, 50%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBB0E5#CBB0E5
HEX#CBB0E5
RGBrgb(203, 176, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6902, 0.898
RGB percentages79.6%, 69%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(270.6, 50.5%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 23.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK11.4%, 23.1%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,349,093
CSS custom property--colour: #CBB0E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49404WCAG 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 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#344F1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B9E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBBE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C8B7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.2Thistle · ΔE 15.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Lavender · ΔE 26.3Pink · ΔE 27.8Light pink · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAE5B0
Analogous#B1B0E5, #E5B0E5
Triadic#E5CBB0, #B0E5CB
Split complementary#E5E5B0, #B0E5B1
Tetradic#E5B1B0, #CAE5B0, #B0E5E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDFE
Lighter +10%#E4D6F2
Darker −10%#B28AD8
Darker −20%#9863CC
Darker −30%#7F3EBE
Darker −40%#653297
More saturated +25%#CBA3F2
Less saturated −25%#CBBDD8

Channel breakdown

R203
G176
B229
Red203 (79.6%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue270.57°
Saturation (HSL)50.48%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G B0 · B E5

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