Recognised as Colour
#CDBADF
- #CDBADF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDBADF is a violet with RGB values 205, 186, 223 and HSL 271°, 37%, 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
#CDBADF#CDBADF
HEX#CDBADF
RGBrgb(205, 186, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7294, 0.8745
RGB percentages80.4%, 72.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(270.8, 36.6%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 16.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK8.1%, 16.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,482,719
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBADF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#324520
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 text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCDFBA
Analogous#BBBADF, #DFBADF
Triadic#DFCDBA, #BADFCD
Split complementary#DFDFBA, #BADFBB
Tetradic#DFBBBA, #CCDFBA, #BADFDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G186
B223
Red205 (80.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue270.81°
Saturation (HSL)36.63%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G BA · B DF
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