Colour
#CCBDEE
- #CCBDEE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CCBDEE is a violet with RGB values 204, 189, 238 and HSL 258°, 59%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CCBDEE#CCBDEE
HEX#CCBDEE
RGBrgb(204, 189, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7412, 0.9333
RGB percentages80%, 74.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(258.4, 59%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 20.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK14.3%, 20.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,417,966
CSS custom property--colour: #CCBDEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#334211
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DFEEBD
Analogous#BDC7EE, #E4BDEE
Triadic#EECCBD, #BDEECC
Split complementary#EEE5BD, #C7EEBD
Tetradic#EEBDC7, #DFEEBD, #BDEEE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G189
B238
Red204 (80%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue258.37°
Saturation (HSL)59.04%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G BD · B EE
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