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Recognised as Colour

#CDB1EB

  • #CDB1EB
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#CDB1EB is a violet with RGB values 205, 177, 235 and HSL 269°, 59%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CDB1EB#CDB1EB
HEX#CDB1EB
RGBrgb(205, 177, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6941, 0.9216
RGB percentages80.4%, 69.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(269, 59.2%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269, 24.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK12.8%, 24.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,480,427
CSS custom property--colour: #CDB1EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#324E14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7BBEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBDE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C9B9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.4Thistle · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Lavender · ΔE 27.9Pink · ΔE 29.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFEBB1
Analogous#B1B2EB, #EAB1EB
Triadic#EBCDB1, #B1EBCD
Split complementary#EBEAB1, #B2EBB1
Tetradic#EBB1B2, #CFEBB1, #B1EBEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7DAF5
Darker −10%#B388E1
Darker −20%#9960D6
Darker −30%#7F37CC
Darker −40%#662AA6
More saturated +25%#CDA5F7
Less saturated −25%#CDBDDF

Channel breakdown

R205
G177
B235
Red205 (80.4%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue268.97°
Saturation (HSL)59.18%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G B1 · B EB

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