Colour
#CCB2E4
- #CCB2E4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CCB2E4 is a violet with RGB values 204, 178, 228 and HSL 271°, 48%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CCB2E4#CCB2E4
HEX#CCB2E4
RGBrgb(204, 178, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.698, 0.8941
RGB percentages80%, 69.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(271.2, 48.1%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 21.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK10.5%, 21.9%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,415,140
CSS custom property--colour: #CCB2E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#334D1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAE4B2
Analogous#B3B2E4, #E4B2E3
Triadic#E4CCB2, #B2E4CC
Split complementary#E3E4B2, #B2E4B3
Tetradic#E4B3B2, #CAE4B2, #B2E3E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G178
B228
Red204 (80%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue271.2°
Saturation (HSL)48.08%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G B2 · B E4
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