Recognised as Colour
#CBBEDB
- #CBBEDB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CBBEDB is a violet with RGB values 203, 190, 219 and HSL 267°, 29%, 80%. 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
#CBBEDB#CBBEDB
HEX#CBBEDB
RGBrgb(203, 190, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7451, 0.8588
RGB percentages79.6%, 74.5%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(266.9, 28.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.9, 13.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK7.3%, 13.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,352,667
CSS custom property--colour: #CBBEDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#344124
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEDBBE
Analogous#BEC0DB, #DABEDB
Triadic#DBCBBE, #BEDBCB
Split complementary#DBD9BE, #C0DBBE
Tetradic#DBBEC0, #CEDBBE, #BEDBDA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G190
B219
Red203 (79.6%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue266.9°
Saturation (HSL)28.71%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G BE · B DB
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