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Colour

#CDBED1

  • #CDBED1
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CDBED1 is a violet with RGB values 205, 190, 209 and HSL 287°, 17%, 78%. 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

#CDBED1#CDBED1
HEX#CDBED1
RGBrgb(205, 190, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7451, 0.8196
RGB percentages80.4%, 74.5%, 82%
HSLhsl(287.4, 17.1%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 9.1%, 82%)
CMYK1.9%, 9.1%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,483,729
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBED1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#32412E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC2D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC3D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CDC0C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5Silver · ΔE 11.6Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6Light grey · ΔE 13Lavender · ΔE 14.2Gainsboro · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 4.99, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2D1BE
Analogous#C4BED1, #D1BECB
Triadic#D1CDBE, #BED1CD
Split complementary#CBD1BE, #BED1C4
Tetradic#D1C4BE, #C2D1BE, #BECBD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFAFB
Lighter +10%#E4DCE6
Darker −10%#B6A0BC
Darker −20%#9F82A7
Darker −30%#876690
Darker −40%#6B5172
More saturated +25%#D5B0DF
Less saturated −25%#C8C8C8

Channel breakdown

R205
G190
B209
Red205 (80.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue287.37°
Saturation (HSL)17.12%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G BE · B D1

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