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Recognised as Colour

#CBB4FD

  • #CBB4FD
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#CBB4FD is a violet with RGB values 203, 180, 253 and HSL 259°, 95%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBB4FD#CBB4FD
HEX#CBB4FD
RGBrgb(203, 180, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7059, 0.9922
RGB percentages79.6%, 70.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(258.9, 94.8%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 28.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK19.8%, 28.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,350,141
CSS custom property--colour: #CBB4FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#344B02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4C0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7BFFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C2BFCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.5Thistle · ΔE 25.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1Light steelblue · ΔE 29.8Medium purple · ΔE 31.6Lavender · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6FDB4
Analogous#B4C2FD, #F0B4FD
Triadic#FDCBB4, #B4FDCB
Split complementary#FDF0B4, #C2FDB4
Tetradic#FDB4C2, #E6FDB4, #B4FDF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDE6FE
Darker −10%#A982FC
Darker −20%#8651FA
Darker −30%#641FF9
Darker −40%#4A06DF
More saturated +25%#CAB2FF
Less saturated −25%#CFBEF3

Channel breakdown

R203
G180
B253
Red203 (79.6%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue258.9°
Saturation (HSL)94.81%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G B4 · B FD

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