Recognised as Colour
#CDBADD
- #CDBADD
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDBADD is a violet with RGB values 205, 186, 221 and HSL 273°, 34%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CDBADD#CDBADD
HEX#CDBADD
RGBrgb(205, 186, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7294, 0.8667
RGB percentages80.4%, 72.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(272.6, 34%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.6, 15.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK7.2%, 15.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,482,717
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBADD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.66:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#324522
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CADDBA
Analogous#BCBADD, #DDBADC
Triadic#DDCDBA, #BADDCD
Split complementary#DCDDBA, #BADDBC
Tetradic#DDBCBA, #CADDBA, #BADCDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G186
B221
Red205 (80.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue272.57°
Saturation (HSL)33.98%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G BA · B DD
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