Recognised as Colour
#CCBAE0
- #CCBAE0
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CCBAE0 is a violet with RGB values 204, 186, 224 and HSL 268°, 38%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CCBAE0#CCBAE0
HEX#CCBAE0
RGBrgb(204, 186, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7294, 0.8784
RGB percentages80%, 72.9%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(268.4, 38%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 17%, 87.8%)
CMYK8.9%, 17%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,417,184
CSS custom property--colour: #CCBAE0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#33451F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEE0BA
Analogous#BABBE0, #DFBAE0
Triadic#E0CCBA, #BAE0CC
Split complementary#E0DFBA, #BBE0BA
Tetradic#E0BABB, #CEE0BA, #BAE0DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G186
B224
Red204 (80%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue268.42°
Saturation (HSL)38%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G BA · B E0
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