Recognised as Colour
#CDBEED
- #CDBEED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDBEED is a violet with RGB values 205, 190, 237 and HSL 259°, 57%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CDBEED#CDBEED
HEX#CDBEED
RGBrgb(205, 190, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7451, 0.9294
RGB percentages80.4%, 74.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(259.1, 56.6%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 19.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK13.5%, 19.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,483,757
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBEED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#324112
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEEDBE
Analogous#BEC7ED, #E5BEED
Triadic#EDCDBE, #BEEDCD
Split complementary#EDE5BE, #C7EDBE
Tetradic#EDBEC7, #DEEDBE, #BEEDE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G190
B237
Red205 (80.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue259.15°
Saturation (HSL)56.63%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G BE · B ED
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