Colour
#CDBBE1
- #CDBBE1
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDBBE1 is a violet with RGB values 205, 187, 225 and HSL 268°, 39%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CDBBE1#CDBBE1
HEX#CDBBE1
RGBrgb(205, 187, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7333, 0.8824
RGB percentages80.4%, 73.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(268.4, 38.8%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 16.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK8.9%, 16.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,482,977
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBBE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.79:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#32441E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CFE1BB
Analogous#BBBCE1, #E0BBE1
Triadic#E1CDBB, #BBE1CD
Split complementary#E1E0BB, #BCE1BB
Tetradic#E1BBBC, #CFE1BB, #BBE1E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G187
B225
Red205 (80.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue268.42°
Saturation (HSL)38.78%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G BB · B E1
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