Colour

#CBBEFF

#CBBEFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Plum

#CBBEFF is a blue with RGB values 203, 190, 255 and HSL 252°, 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

#CBBEFF#CBBEFF

HEX#CBBEFF

RGBrgb(203, 190, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7451, 1

RGB percentages79.6%, 74.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(252, 100%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252, 25.5%, 100%)

CMYK20.4%, 25.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,352,703

CSS custom property--colour: #CBBEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#344100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFC7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0C5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C1C8D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.4 Thistle · ΔE 21.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5 Lavender · ΔE 27.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F2FFBE

Analogous#BED2FF, #ECBEFF

Triadic#FFCBBE, #BEFFCB

Split complementary#FFEBBE, #D2FFBE

Tetradic#FFBED2, #F2FFBE, #BEFFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F4F1FF

Darker −10%#A28BFF

Darker −20%#7958FF

Darker −30%#5125FF

Darker −40%#3000F1

More saturated +25%#CBBEFF

Less saturated −25%#D0C6F7

Channel breakdown

R203

G190

B255

Red203 (79.6%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue252°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness87.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G BE · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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