Recognised as Colour
#CDB6D9
- #CDB6D9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDB6D9 is a violet with RGB values 205, 182, 217 and HSL 279°, 32%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CDB6D9#CDB6D9
HEX#CDB6D9
RGBrgb(205, 182, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7137, 0.851
RGB percentages80.4%, 71.4%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(279.4, 31.5%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 16.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK5.5%, 16.1%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,481,689
CSS custom property--colour: #CDB6D9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.29:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#324926
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2D9B6
Analogous#BCB6D9, #D9B6D3
Triadic#D9CDB6, #B6D9CD
Split complementary#D3D9B6, #B6D9BC
Tetradic#D9BCB6, #C2D9B6, #B6D3D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G182
B217
Red205 (80.4%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue279.43°
Saturation (HSL)31.53%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G B6 · B D9
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