Recognised as Colour
#CDB3E6
- #CDB3E6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#CDB3E6 is a violet with RGB values 205, 179, 230 and HSL 271°, 50%, 80%. 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
#CDB3E6#CDB3E6
HEX#CDB3E6
RGBrgb(205, 179, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.702, 0.902
RGB percentages80.4%, 70.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(270.6, 50.5%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 22.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK10.9%, 22.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,480,934
CSS custom property--colour: #CDB3E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.19:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#324C19
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCE6B3
Analogous#B3B3E6, #E6B3E6
Triadic#E6CDB3, #B3E6CD
Split complementary#E6E6B3, #B3E6B3
Tetradic#E6B3B3, #CCE6B3, #B3E6E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G179
B230
Red205 (80.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue270.59°
Saturation (HSL)50.5%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G B3 · B E6
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