Colour
#CCBDCC
- #CCBDCC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CCBDCC is a magenta with RGB values 204, 189, 204 and HSL 300°, 13%, 77%. 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
#CCBDCC#CCBDCC
HEX#CCBDCC
RGBrgb(204, 189, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7412, 0.8
RGB percentages80%, 74.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(300, 12.8%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 7.4%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,417,932
CSS custom property--colour: #CCBDCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.72:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#334233
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDCCBD
Analogous#C5BDCC, #CCBDC5
Triadic#CCCCBD, #BDCCCC
Split complementary#C5CCBD, #BDCCC5
Tetradic#CCC5BD, #BDCCBD, #BDC5CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G189
B204
Red204 (80%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)12.82%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR CC · G BD · B CC
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