Recognised as Colour
#CBBBED
- #CBBBED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CBBBED is a violet with RGB values 203, 187, 237 and HSL 259°, 58%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CBBBED#CBBBED
HEX#CBBBED
RGBrgb(203, 187, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7333, 0.9294
RGB percentages79.6%, 73.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(259.2, 58.1%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 21.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK14.3%, 21.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,351,917
CSS custom property--colour: #CBBBED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.87:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#344412
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDEDBB
Analogous#BBC4ED, #E4BBED
Triadic#EDCBBB, #BBEDCB
Split complementary#EDE4BB, #C4EDBB
Tetradic#EDBBC4, #DDEDBB, #BBEDE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G187
B237
Red203 (79.6%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue259.2°
Saturation (HSL)58.14%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G BB · B ED
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