Recognised as Colour
#CDBEE6
- #CDBEE6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDBEE6 is a violet with RGB values 205, 190, 230 and HSL 263°, 44%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CDBEE6#CDBEE6
HEX#CDBEE6
RGBrgb(205, 190, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7451, 0.902
RGB percentages80.4%, 74.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(262.5, 44.4%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 17.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK10.9%, 17.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,483,750
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBEE6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#324119
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D7E6BE
Analogous#BEC3E6, #E1BEE6
Triadic#E6CDBE, #BEE6CD
Split complementary#E6E1BE, #C3E6BE
Tetradic#E6BEC3, #D7E6BE, #BEE6E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G190
B230
Red205 (80.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue262.5°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G BE · B E6
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