Recognised as Colour
#CDBADE
- #CDBADE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDBADE is a violet with RGB values 205, 186, 222 and HSL 272°, 35%, 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
#CDBADE#CDBADE
HEX#CDBADE
RGBrgb(205, 186, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7294, 0.8706
RGB percentages80.4%, 72.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(271.7, 35.3%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.7, 16.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK7.7%, 16.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,482,718
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBADE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#324521
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 text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBDEBA
Analogous#BBBADE, #DEBADD
Triadic#DECDBA, #BADECD
Split complementary#DDDEBA, #BADEBB
Tetradic#DEBBBA, #CBDEBA, #BADDDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G186
B222
Red205 (80.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue271.67°
Saturation (HSL)35.29%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G BA · B DE
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