Recognised as Colour

#CDB0FF

#CDB0FF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#CDB0FF is a violet with RGB values 205, 176, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CDB0FF#CDB0FF

HEX#CDB0FF

RGBrgb(205, 176, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6902, 1

RGB percentages80.4%, 69%, 100%

HSLhsl(262, 100%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262, 31%, 100%)

CMYK19.6%, 31%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,480,191

CSS custom property--colour: #CDB0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5125WCAG 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 11.25:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#324F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4BDFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C4BCCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3 Medium purple · ΔE 28.6 Thistle · ΔE 29.1 Violet · ΔE 31.4 Orchid · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E2FFB0

Analogous#B0BBFF, #F4B0FF

Triadic#FFCDB0, #B0FFCD

Split complementary#FFF5B0, #BBFFB0

Tetradic#FFB0BB, #E2FFB0, #B0FFF4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EDE3FF

Darker −10%#AD7DFF

Darker −20%#8C4AFF

Darker −30%#6C17FF

Darker −40%#5300E3

More saturated +25%#CDB0FF

Less saturated −25%#D0BAF5

Channel breakdown

R205

G176

B255

Red205 (80.4%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue262.03°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness84.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G B0 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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