Recognised as Colour
#CBC6DF
- #CBC6DF
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CBC6DF is a blue with RGB values 203, 198, 223 and HSL 252°, 28%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CBC6DF#CBC6DF
HEX#CBC6DF
RGBrgb(203, 198, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7765, 0.8745
RGB percentages79.6%, 77.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(252, 28.1%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 11.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK9%, 11.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,354,719
CSS custom property--colour: #CBC6DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#343920
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DADFC6
Analogous#C6CDDF, #D7C6DF
Triadic#DFCBC6, #C6DFCB
Split complementary#DFD7C6, #CEDFC6
Tetradic#DFC6CD, #DADFC6, #C6DFD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G198
B223
Red203 (79.6%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)28.09%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G C6 · B DF
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