Colour
#CBB2E5
- #CBB2E5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#CBB2E5 is a violet with RGB values 203, 178, 229 and HSL 269°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CBB2E5#CBB2E5
HEX#CBB2E5
RGBrgb(203, 178, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.698, 0.898
RGB percentages79.6%, 69.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(269.4, 49.5%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 22.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK11.4%, 22.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,349,605
CSS custom property--colour: #CBB2E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.04:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#344D1A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCE5B2
Analogous#B2B2E5, #E5B2E5
Triadic#E5CBB2, #B2E5CB
Split complementary#E5E5B2, #B2E5B2
Tetradic#E5B2B2, #CCE5B2, #B2E5E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G178
B229
Red203 (79.6%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue269.41°
Saturation (HSL)49.51%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G B2 · B E5
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