Recognised as Colour
#CDBEDC
- #CDBEDC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDBEDC is a violet with RGB values 205, 190, 220 and HSL 270°, 30%, 80%. 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
#CDBEDC#CDBEDC
HEX#CDBEDC
RGBrgb(205, 190, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7451, 0.8627
RGB percentages80.4%, 74.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(270, 30%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 13.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK6.8%, 13.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,483,740
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBEDC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#324123
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 text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDDCBE
Analogous#BEBEDC, #DCBEDC
Triadic#DCCDBE, #BEDCCD
Split complementary#DCDCBE, #BEDCBE
Tetradic#DCBEBE, #CDDCBE, #BEDCDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G190
B220
Red205 (80.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)30%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G BE · B DC
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