Recognised as Colour
#CBBAD6
- #CBBAD6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CBBAD6 is a violet with RGB values 203, 186, 214 and HSL 276°, 25%, 78%. 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
#CBBAD6#CBBAD6
HEX#CBBAD6
RGBrgb(203, 186, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7294, 0.8392
RGB percentages79.6%, 72.9%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(276.4, 25.5%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.4, 13.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK5.1%, 13.1%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,351,638
CSS custom property--colour: #CBBAD6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.53:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#344529
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 text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5D6BA
Analogous#BDBAD6, #D6BAD3
Triadic#D6CBBA, #BAD6CB
Split complementary#D3D6BA, #BAD6BD
Tetradic#D6BDBA, #C5D6BA, #BAD3D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G186
B214
Red203 (79.6%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue276.43°
Saturation (HSL)25.45%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G BA · B D6
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