Colour
#CBB1E5
- #CBB1E5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CBB1E5 is a violet with RGB values 203, 177, 229 and HSL 270°, 50%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CBB1E5#CBB1E5
HEX#CBB1E5
RGBrgb(203, 177, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6941, 0.898
RGB percentages79.6%, 69.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(270, 50%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 22.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK11.4%, 22.7%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,349,349
CSS custom property--colour: #CBB1E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#344E1A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBE5B1
Analogous#B1B1E5, #E5B1E5
Triadic#E5CBB1, #B1E5CB
Split complementary#E5E5B1, #B1E5B1
Tetradic#E5B1B1, #CBE5B1, #B1E5E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G177
B229
Red203 (79.6%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G B1 · B E5
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