Recognised as Colour

#CBBACC

#CBBACC
Magenta
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CBBACC is a magenta with RGB values 203, 186, 204 and HSL 297°, 15%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CBBACC#CBBACC

HEX#CBBACC

RGBrgb(203, 186, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7294, 0.8

RGB percentages79.6%, 72.9%, 80%

HSLhsl(296.7, 15%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.7, 8.8%, 80%)

CMYK0.5%, 8.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,351,628

CSS custom property--colour: #CBBACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#344533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCC0CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CCBBC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.4 Silver · ΔE 11.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5 Light grey · ΔE 13.6 Dark grey · ΔE 14.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.5

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.35, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBCCBA

Analogous#C2BACC, #CCBAC4

Triadic#CCCBBA, #BACCCB

Split complementary#C4CCBA, #BACCC2

Tetradic#CCC2BA, #BBCCBA, #BAC4CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7F5F7

Lighter +10%#E1D7E2

Darker −10%#B59DB6

Darker −20%#9F7FA1

Darker −30%#866588

Darker −40%#694F6B

More saturated +25%#D8ABDB

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R203

G186

B204

Red203 (79.6%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue296.67°

Saturation (HSL)15%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G BA · B CC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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