Recognised as Colour
#CBC0E8
- #CBC0E8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CBC0E8 is a violet with RGB values 203, 192, 232 and HSL 256°, 47%, 83%. 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
#CBC0E8#CBC0E8
HEX#CBC0E8
RGBrgb(203, 192, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7529, 0.9098
RGB percentages79.6%, 75.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(256.5, 46.5%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.5, 17.2%, 91%)
CMYK12.5%, 17.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,353,192
CSS custom property--colour: #CBC0E8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56222WCAG 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 12.24:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#343F17
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 text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDE8C0
Analogous#C0C9E8, #DFC0E8
Triadic#E8CBC0, #C0E8CB
Split complementary#E8DFC0, #C9E8C0
Tetradic#E8C0C9, #DDE8C0, #C0E8DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G192
B232
Red203 (79.6%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue256.5°
Saturation (HSL)46.51%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G C0 · B E8
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