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Recognised as Colour

#CCB4E8

  • #CCB4E8
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#CCB4E8 is a violet with RGB values 204, 180, 232 and HSL 268°, 53%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CCB4E8#CCB4E8
HEX#CCB4E8
RGBrgb(204, 180, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7059, 0.9098
RGB percentages80%, 70.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(267.7, 53.1%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.7, 22.4%, 91%)
CMYK12.1%, 22.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,415,656
CSS custom property--colour: #CCB4E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#334B17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABBDEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFBEE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#C8BBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6Thistle · ΔE 14.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Lavender · ΔE 24.7Pink · ΔE 27.6Silver · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0E8B4
Analogous#B4B6E8, #E6B4E8
Triadic#E8CCB4, #B4E8CC
Split complementary#E8E6B4, #B6E8B4
Tetradic#E8B4B6, #D0E8B4, #B4E8E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7DBF4
Darker −10%#B18DDC
Darker −20%#9766D0
Darker −30%#7C3FC4
Darker −40%#64319F
More saturated +25%#CBA8F4
Less saturated −25%#CDC0DC

Channel breakdown

R204
G180
B232
Red204 (80%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue267.69°
Saturation (HSL)53.06%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G B4 · B E8

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