Colour
#CDBCEA
- #CDBCEA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDBCEA is a violet with RGB values 205, 188, 234 and HSL 262°, 52%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CDBCEA#CDBCEA
HEX#CDBCEA
RGBrgb(205, 188, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7373, 0.9176
RGB percentages80.4%, 73.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(262.2, 52.3%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 19.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK12.4%, 19.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,483,242
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBCEA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#324315
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D9EABC
Analogous#BCC2EA, #E4BCEA
Triadic#EACDBC, #BCEACD
Split complementary#EAE4BC, #C2EABC
Tetradic#EABCC2, #D9EABC, #BCEAE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G188
B234
Red205 (80.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue262.17°
Saturation (HSL)52.27%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G BC · B EA
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