Colour

#CBB3FB

#CBB3FB
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#CBB3FB is a violet with RGB values 203, 179, 251 and HSL 260°, 90%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBB3FB#CBB3FB

HEX#CBB3FB

RGBrgb(203, 179, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.702, 0.9843

RGB percentages79.6%, 70.2%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(260, 90%, 84.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260, 28.7%, 98.4%)

CMYK19.1%, 28.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,349,883

CSS custom property--colour: #CBB3FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#344C04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3BFFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7BEF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#C3BECDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.9 Thistle · ΔE 25.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.6 Medium purple · ΔE 31.7 Lavender · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3FBB3

Analogous#B3BFFB, #EFB3FB

Triadic#FBCBB3, #B3FBCB

Split complementary#FBEFB3, #BFFBB3

Tetradic#FBB3BF, #E3FBB3, #B3FBEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#ECE3FE

Darker −10%#AA83F8

Darker −20%#8952F6

Darker −30%#6822F3

Darker −40%#4F0BD7

More saturated +25%#CAAFFF

Less saturated −25%#CEBDF1

Channel breakdown

R203

G179

B251

Red203 (79.6%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue260°

Saturation (HSL)90%

Lightness84.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G B3 · B FB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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