Recognised as Colour

#CBBDF6

#CBBDF6
Blue
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CBBDF6 is a blue with RGB values 203, 189, 246 and HSL 255°, 76%, 85%. 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

#CBBDF6#CBBDF6

HEX#CBBDF6

RGBrgb(203, 189, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7412, 0.9647

RGB percentages79.6%, 74.1%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(254.7, 76%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 23.2%, 96.5%)

CMYK17.5%, 23.2%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,352,438

CSS custom property--colour: #CBBDF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#344209

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1C5F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2C4F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C3C6D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17.4 Plum · ΔE 18 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7 Lavender · ΔE 24.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 27 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E8F6BD

Analogous#BDCCF6, #E7BDF6

Triadic#F6CBBD, #BDF6CB

Split complementary#F6E8BD, #CCF6BD

Tetradic#F6BDCC, #E8F6BD, #BDF6E8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EEEAFC

Darker −10%#A890F0

Darker −20%#8463EA

Darker −30%#6136E4

Darker −40%#471CCB

More saturated +25%#C6B4FF

Less saturated −25%#D0C6ED

Channel breakdown

R203

G189

B246

Red203 (79.6%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue254.74°

Saturation (HSL)76%

Lightness85.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G BD · B F6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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