Recognised as Colour
#CBB7D3
- #CBB7D3
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CBB7D3 is a violet with RGB values 203, 183, 211 and HSL 283°, 24%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CBB7D3#CBB7D3
HEX#CBB7D3
RGBrgb(203, 183, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7176, 0.8275
RGB percentages79.6%, 71.8%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(282.9, 24.1%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 13.3%, 82.7%)
CMYK3.8%, 13.3%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,350,867
CSS custom property--colour: #CBB7D3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#34482C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFD3B7
Analogous#BDB7D3, #D3B7CD
Triadic#D3CBB7, #B7D3CB
Split complementary#CDD3B7, #B7D3BD
Tetradic#D3BDB7, #BFD3B7, #B7CDD3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G183
B211
Red203 (79.6%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G B7 · B D3
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