Recognised as Colour
#CBB2D3
- #CBB2D3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#CBB2D3 is a violet with RGB values 203, 178, 211 and HSL 285°, 27%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CBB2D3#CBB2D3
HEX#CBB2D3
RGBrgb(203, 178, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.698, 0.8275
RGB percentages79.6%, 69.8%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(285.5, 27.3%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 15.6%, 82.7%)
CMYK3.8%, 15.6%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,349,587
CSS custom property--colour: #CBB2D3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#344D2C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAD3B2
Analogous#BBB2D3, #D3B2CA
Triadic#D3CBB2, #B2D3CB
Split complementary#CAD3B2, #B2D3BB
Tetradic#D3BBB2, #BAD3B2, #B2CAD3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G178
B211
Red203 (79.6%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue285.45°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G B2 · B D3
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