Recognised as Colour
#CBBDF0
- #CBBDF0
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CBBDF0 is a violet with RGB values 203, 189, 240 and HSL 256°, 63%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CBBDF0#CBBDF0
HEX#CBBDF0
RGBrgb(203, 189, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7412, 0.9412
RGB percentages79.6%, 74.1%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(256.5, 63%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.5, 21.2%, 94.1%)
CMYK15.4%, 21.2%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,352,432
CSS custom property--colour: #CBBDF0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#34420F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E2F0BD
Analogous#BDC9F0, #E5BDF0
Triadic#F0CBBD, #BDF0CB
Split complementary#F0E5BD, #C9F0BD
Tetradic#F0BDC9, #E2F0BD, #BDF0E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G189
B240
Red203 (79.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue256.47°
Saturation (HSL)62.96%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G BD · B F0
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