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Recognised as Colour

#CDB7DD

  • #CDB7DD
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CDB7DD is a violet with RGB values 205, 183, 221 and HSL 275°, 36%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CDB7DD#CDB7DD
HEX#CDB7DD
RGBrgb(205, 183, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7176, 0.8667
RGB percentages80.4%, 71.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(274.7, 35.8%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.7, 17.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK7.2%, 17.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,481,949
CSS custom property--colour: #CDB7DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#324822

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2BEDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BFDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#CCBBC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2Plum · ΔE 19.1Lavender · ΔE 19.4Silver · ΔE 21.9Pink · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7DDB7
Analogous#BAB7DD, #DDB7DA
Triadic#DDCDB7, #B7DDCD
Split complementary#DADDB7, #B7DDBA
Tetradic#DDBAB7, #C7DDB7, #B7DADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCFE
Lighter +10%#E5DAED
Darker −10%#B594CD
Darker −20%#9D72BC
Darker −30%#8551AA
Darker −40%#6A4088
More saturated +25%#CFAAEA
Less saturated −25%#CBC4D0

Channel breakdown

R205
G183
B221
Red205 (80.4%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue274.74°
Saturation (HSL)35.85%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G B7 · B DD

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