Recognised as Colour
#CDB1EC
- #CDB1EC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#CDB1EC is a violet with RGB values 205, 177, 236 and HSL 268°, 61%, 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
#CDB1EC#CDB1EC
HEX#CDB1EC
RGBrgb(205, 177, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6941, 0.9255
RGB percentages80.4%, 69.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(268.5, 60.8%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.5, 25%, 92.5%)
CMYK13.1%, 25%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,480,428
CSS custom property--colour: #CDB1EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#324E13
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D0ECB1
Analogous#B1B2EC, #EBB1EC
Triadic#ECCDB1, #B1ECCD
Split complementary#ECEBB1, #B2ECB1
Tetradic#ECB1B2, #D0ECB1, #B1ECEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G177
B236
Red205 (80.4%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue268.47°
Saturation (HSL)60.82%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G B1 · B EC
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