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Recognised as Colour

#CBB4F0

  • #CBB4F0
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#CBB4F0 is a violet with RGB values 203, 180, 240 and HSL 263°, 67%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBB4F0#CBB4F0
HEX#CBB4F0
RGBrgb(203, 180, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7059, 0.9412
RGB percentages79.6%, 70.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(263, 66.7%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263, 25%, 94.1%)
CMYK15.4%, 25%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,350,128
CSS custom property--colour: #CBB4F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5163WCAG 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 11.33:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#344B0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8BEF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBEEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C5BDC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 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 text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.2Thistle · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 24Lavender · ΔE 27.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 29Light skyblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9F0B4
Analogous#B4BBF0, #E9B4F0
Triadic#F0CBB4, #B4F0CB
Split complementary#F0E9B4, #BBF0B4
Tetradic#F0B4BB, #D9F0B4, #B4F0E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8DEF9
Darker −10%#AE89E7
Darker −20%#905FDF
Darker −30%#7335D6
Darker −40%#5B24B4
More saturated +25%#C8A9FB
Less saturated −25%#CEBFE5

Channel breakdown

R203
G180
B240
Red203 (79.6%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue263°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G B4 · B F0

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