Recognised as Colour
#CCABD4
- #CCABD4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#CCABD4 is a violet with RGB values 204, 171, 212 and HSL 288°, 32%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CCABD4#CCABD4
HEX#CCABD4
RGBrgb(204, 171, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6706, 0.8314
RGB percentages80%, 67.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(288.3, 32.3%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 19.3%, 83.1%)
CMYK3.8%, 19.3%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,413,332
CSS custom property--colour: #CCABD4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.34:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#33542B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3D4AB
Analogous#B7ABD4, #D4ABC8
Triadic#D4CCAB, #ABD4CC
Split complementary#C8D4AB, #ABD4B7
Tetradic#D4B7AB, #B3D4AB, #ABC8D4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G171
B212
Red204 (80%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue288.29°
Saturation (HSL)32.28%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G AB · B D4
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