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Colour

#CBC1DC

  • #CBC1DC
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CBC1DC is a violet with RGB values 203, 193, 220 and HSL 262°, 28%, 81%. 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

#CBC1DC#CBC1DC
HEX#CBC1DC
RGBrgb(203, 193, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7569, 0.8627
RGB percentages79.6%, 75.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(262.2, 27.8%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 12.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK7.7%, 12.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,353,436
CSS custom property--colour: #CBC1DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 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#343E23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC5DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC5DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C9C5CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
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

Thistle · ΔE 5.5Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Lavender · ΔE 13.4Silver · ΔE 15Light grey · ΔE 15.7Gainsboro · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2DCC1
Analogous#C1C5DC, #D8C1DC
Triadic#DCCBC1, #C1DCCB
Split complementary#DCD9C1, #C4DCC1
Tetradic#DCC1C5, #D2DCC1, #C1DCD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6E2EE
Darker −10%#B0A0CA
Darker −20%#9480B7
Darker −30%#795FA5
Darker −40%#614B86
More saturated +25%#C8B5E8
Less saturated −25%#CECDD0

Channel breakdown

R203
G193
B220
Red203 (79.6%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue262.22°
Saturation (HSL)27.84%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G C1 · B DC

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