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Colour

#CCB2ED

  • #CCB2ED
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#CCB2ED is a violet with RGB values 204, 178, 237 and HSL 266°, 62%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CCB2ED#CCB2ED
HEX#CCB2ED
RGBrgb(204, 178, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.698, 0.9294
RGB percentages80%, 69.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(266.4, 62.1%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.4, 24.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK13.9%, 24.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,415,149
CSS custom property--colour: #CCB2ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.16:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#334D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7BCEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBDEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C7BAC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.1Thistle · ΔE 18.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Lavender · ΔE 28Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7Pink · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3EDB2
Analogous#B2B5ED, #EAB2ED
Triadic#EDCCB2, #B2EDCC
Split complementary#EDEAB2, #B5EDB2
Tetradic#EDB2B6, #D3EDB2, #B2EDEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7DBF7
Darker −10%#B189E3
Darker −20%#955FDA
Darker −30%#7A36D0
Darker −40%#6228AB
More saturated +25%#CBA6F9
Less saturated −25%#CDBEE1

Channel breakdown

R204
G178
B237
Red204 (80%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue266.44°
Saturation (HSL)62.11%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G B2 · B ED

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