Recognised as Colour
#CDBCEC
- #CDBCEC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDBCEC is a violet with RGB values 205, 188, 236 and HSL 261°, 56%, 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
#CDBCEC#CDBCEC
HEX#CDBCEC
RGBrgb(205, 188, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7373, 0.9255
RGB percentages80.4%, 73.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(261.3, 55.8%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 20.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK13.1%, 20.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,483,244
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBCEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#324313
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 text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DBECBC
Analogous#BCC3EC, #E5BCEC
Triadic#ECCDBC, #BCECCD
Split complementary#ECE5BC, #C3ECBC
Tetradic#ECBCC3, #DBECBC, #BCECE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G188
B236
Red205 (80.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue261.25°
Saturation (HSL)55.81%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G BC · B EC
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