Recognised as Colour
#CBB7EC
- #CBB7EC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CBB7EC is a violet with RGB values 203, 183, 236 and HSL 263°, 58%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CBB7EC#CBB7EC
HEX#CBB7EC
RGBrgb(203, 183, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7176, 0.9255
RGB percentages79.6%, 71.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(262.6, 58.2%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 22.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK14%, 22.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,350,892
CSS custom property--colour: #CBB7EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#344813
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8ECB7
Analogous#B7BDEC, #E5B7EC
Triadic#ECCBB7, #B7ECCB
Split complementary#ECE5B7, #BDECB7
Tetradic#ECB7BD, #D8ECB7, #B7ECE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G183
B236
Red203 (79.6%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue262.64°
Saturation (HSL)58.24%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G B7 · B EC
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