Recognised as Colour
#CDBDDF
- #CDBDDF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDBDDF is a violet with RGB values 205, 189, 223 and HSL 268°, 35%, 81%. 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
#CDBDDF#CDBDDF
HEX#CDBDDF
RGBrgb(205, 189, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7412, 0.8745
RGB percentages80.4%, 74.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(268.2, 34.7%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 15.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK8.1%, 15.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,483,487
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBDDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.94:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#324220
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CFDFBD
Analogous#BDBEDF, #DEBDDF
Triadic#DFCDBD, #BDDFCD
Split complementary#DFDEBD, #BEDFBD
Tetradic#DFBDBE, #CFDFBD, #BDDFDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G189
B223
Red205 (80.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)34.69%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G BD · B DF
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