Recognised as Colour

#CBB0FF

#CBB0FF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#CBB0FF is a violet with RGB values 203, 176, 255 and HSL 261°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBB0FF#CBB0FF

HEX#CBB0FF

RGBrgb(203, 176, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6902, 1

RGB percentages79.6%, 69%, 100%

HSLhsl(260.5, 100%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 31%, 100%)

CMYK20.4%, 31%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,349,119

CSS custom property--colour: #CBB0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.19:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#344F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3BDFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Tritanopia#C2BCCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7 Medium purple · ΔE 28.6 Thistle · ΔE 29.1 Violet · ΔE 32 Orchid · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E4FFB0

Analogous#B0BDFF, #F3B0FF

Triadic#FFCBB0, #B0FFCB

Split complementary#FFF3B0, #BDFFB0

Tetradic#FFB0BD, #E4FFB0, #B0FFF3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EDE3FF

Darker −10%#A97DFF

Darker −20%#884AFF

Darker −30%#6617FF

Darker −40%#4E00E3

More saturated +25%#CBB0FF

Less saturated −25%#CEBAF5

Channel breakdown

R203

G176

B255

Red203 (79.6%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue260.51°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness84.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G B0 · B FF

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Colour values

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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