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Recognised as Colour

#CBBDFF

  • #CBBDFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#CBBDFF is a blue with RGB values 203, 189, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBBDFF#CBBDFF
HEX#CBBDFF
RGBrgb(203, 189, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7412, 1
RGB percentages79.6%, 74.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(252.7, 100%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 25.9%, 100%)
CMYK20.4%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,352,447
CSS custom property--colour: #CBBDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.26:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#344200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFC5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#C1C8D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18Thistle · ΔE 22Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.2Lavender · ΔE 28.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1FFBD
Analogous#BDD0FF, #ECBDFF
Triadic#FFCBBD, #BDFFCB
Split complementary#FFECBD, #D0FFBD
Tetradic#FFBDD0, #F1FFBD, #BDFFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F0FF
Darker −10%#A38AFF
Darker −20%#7B57FF
Darker −30%#5224FF
Darker −40%#3300F0
More saturated +25%#CBBDFF
Less saturated −25%#D0C5F7

Channel breakdown

R203
G189
B255
Red203 (79.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue252.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G BD · B FF

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