Colour
#CCB3E5
- #CCB3E5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CCB3E5 is a violet with RGB values 204, 179, 229 and HSL 270°, 49%, 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
#CCB3E5#CCB3E5
HEX#CCB3E5
RGBrgb(204, 179, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.702, 0.898
RGB percentages80%, 70.2%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(270, 49%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 21.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK10.9%, 21.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,415,397
CSS custom property--colour: #CCB3E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#334C1A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCE5B3
Analogous#B3B3E5, #E5B3E5
Triadic#E5CCB3, #B3E5CC
Split complementary#E5E5B3, #B3E5B3
Tetradic#E5B3B3, #CCE5B3, #B3E5E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G179
B229
Red204 (80%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G B3 · B E5
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