Recognised as Colour
#CDBAEF
- #CDBAEF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDBAEF is a violet with RGB values 205, 186, 239 and HSL 262°, 62%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CDBAEF#CDBAEF
HEX#CDBAEF
RGBrgb(205, 186, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7294, 0.9373
RGB percentages80.4%, 72.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(261.5, 62.4%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 22.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK14.2%, 22.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,482,735
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBAEF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.87:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#324510
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DCEFBA
Analogous#BAC1EF, #E8BAEF
Triadic#EFCDBA, #BAEFCD
Split complementary#EFE8BA, #C1EFBA
Tetradic#EFBAC1, #DCEFBA, #BAEFE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G186
B239
Red205 (80.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue261.51°
Saturation (HSL)62.35%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G BA · B EF
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