Colour
#CCBFD8
- #CCBFD8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CCBFD8 is a violet with RGB values 204, 191, 216 and HSL 271°, 24%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CCBFD8#CCBFD8
HEX#CCBFD8
RGBrgb(204, 191, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.749, 0.8471
RGB percentages80%, 74.9%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(271.2, 24.3%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 11.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK5.6%, 11.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,418,456
CSS custom property--colour: #CCBFD8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.01:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#334027
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBD8BF
Analogous#C0BFD8, #D8BFD8
Triadic#D8CCBF, #BFD8CC
Split complementary#D8D8BF, #BFD8C0
Tetradic#D8C0BF, #CBD8BF, #BFD8D8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G191
B216
Red204 (80%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue271.2°
Saturation (HSL)24.27%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G BF · B D8
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