Recognised as Colour
#CCBDDD
- #CCBDDD
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CCBDDD is a violet with RGB values 204, 189, 221 and HSL 268°, 32%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CCBDDD#CCBDDD
HEX#CCBDDD
RGBrgb(204, 189, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7412, 0.8667
RGB percentages80%, 74.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(268.1, 32%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.1, 14.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK7.7%, 14.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,417,949
CSS custom property--colour: #CCBDDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#334222
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEDDBD
Analogous#BDBEDD, #DCBDDD
Triadic#DDCCBD, #BDDDCC
Split complementary#DDDCBD, #BEDDBD
Tetradic#DDBDBE, #CEDDBD, #BDDDDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G189
B221
Red204 (80%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue268.13°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G BD · B DD
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