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Recognised as Colour

#CBBAE1

  • #CBBAE1
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CBBAE1 is a violet with RGB values 203, 186, 225 and HSL 266°, 39%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CBBAE1#CBBAE1
HEX#CBBAE1
RGBrgb(203, 186, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7294, 0.8824
RGB percentages79.6%, 72.9%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(266.2, 39.4%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.2, 17.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK9.8%, 17.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,351,649
CSS custom property--colour: #CBBAE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.65:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#34451E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C0E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C1E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C8BFC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.3Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8Lavender · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 20.3Silver · ΔE 21.8Light grey · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0E1BA
Analogous#BABCE1, #DFBAE1
Triadic#E1CBBA, #BAE1CB
Split complementary#E1DFBA, #BCE1BA
Tetradic#E1BABD, #D0E1BA, #BAE1DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6DEF0
Darker −10%#B096D2
Darker −20%#9573C2
Darker −30%#7B4FB3
Darker −40%#623F90
More saturated +25%#C9AEED
Less saturated −25%#CDC6D5

Channel breakdown

R203
G186
B225
Red203 (79.6%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue266.15°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G BA · B E1

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