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Recognised as Colour

#CCB4D2

  • #CCB4D2
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CCB4D2 is a violet with RGB values 204, 180, 210 and HSL 288°, 25%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CCB4D2#CCB4D2
HEX#CCB4D2
RGBrgb(204, 180, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7059, 0.8235
RGB percentages80%, 70.6%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(288, 25%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 14.3%, 82.4%)
CMYK2.9%, 14.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,415,634
CSS custom property--colour: #CCB4D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#334B2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B1BAD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BDD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CDB7BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 4.83, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#BAD2B4
Analogous#BDB4D2, #D2B4C9
Triadic#D2CCB4, #B4D2CC
Split complementary#C9D2B4, #B4D2BD
Tetradic#D2BDB4, #BAD2B4, #B4C9D2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F4F8
Lighter +10%#E2D4E5
Darker −10%#B694BF
Darker −20%#A174AC
Darker −30%#885994
Darker −40%#6B4674
More saturated +25%#D5A5E1
Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R204
G180
B210
Red204 (80%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G B4 · B D2

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