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Recognised as Colour

#CDBFD1

  • #CDBFD1
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CDBFD1 is a violet with RGB values 205, 191, 209 and HSL 287°, 16%, 78%. 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

#CDBFD1#CDBFD1
HEX#CDBFD1
RGBrgb(205, 191, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.749, 0.8196
RGB percentages80.4%, 74.9%, 82%
HSLhsl(286.7, 16.4%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 8.6%, 82%)
CMYK1.9%, 8.6%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,483,985
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBFD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#32402E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC3D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C4D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CDC1C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.5Silver · ΔE 11Light grey · ΔE 12.3Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Lavender · ΔE 13.8Gainsboro · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3D1BF
Analogous#C4BFD1, #D1BFCC
Triadic#D1CDBF, #BFD1CD
Split complementary#CCD1BF, #BFD1C4
Tetradic#D1C4BF, #C3D1BF, #BFCCD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFAFC
Lighter +10%#E4DDE6
Darker −10%#B6A1BC
Darker −20%#9F84A6
Darker −30%#876790
Darker −40%#6B5272
More saturated +25%#D5B1DF
Less saturated −25%#C8C8C8

Channel breakdown

R205
G191
B209
Red205 (80.4%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)16.36%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G BF · B D1

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