Recognised as Colour
#CDC0D9
- #CDC0D9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDC0D9 is a violet with RGB values 205, 192, 217 and HSL 271°, 25%, 80%. 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
#CDC0D9#CDC0D9
HEX#CDC0D9
RGBrgb(205, 192, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7529, 0.851
RGB percentages80.4%, 75.3%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(271.2, 24.8%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 11.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK5.5%, 11.5%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,484,249
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC0D9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.14:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#323F26
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 text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCD9C0
Analogous#C1C0D9, #D9C0D8
Triadic#D9CDC0, #C0D9CD
Split complementary#D8D9C0, #C0D9C1
Tetradic#D9C1C0, #CCD9C0, #C0D8D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G192
B217
Red205 (80.4%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue271.2°
Saturation (HSL)24.75%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G C0 · B D9
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