Recognised as Colour
#CBBFEC
- #CBBFEC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CBBFEC is a violet with RGB values 203, 191, 236 and HSL 256°, 54%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CBBFEC#CBBFEC
HEX#CBBFEC
RGBrgb(203, 191, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.749, 0.9255
RGB percentages79.6%, 74.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(256, 54.2%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256, 19.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK14%, 19.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,352,940
CSS custom property--colour: #CBBFEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.2:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#344013
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0ECBF
Analogous#BFCAEC, #E2BFEC
Triadic#ECCBBF, #BFECCB
Split complementary#ECE2BF, #CAECBF
Tetradic#ECBFCA, #E0ECBF, #BFECE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G191
B236
Red203 (79.6%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue256°
Saturation (HSL)54.22%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G BF · B EC
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