Recognised as Colour
#CDC5DC
- #CDC5DC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDC5DC is a violet with RGB values 205, 197, 220 and HSL 261°, 25%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CDC5DC#CDC5DC
HEX#CDC5DC
RGBrgb(205, 197, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7725, 0.8627
RGB percentages80.4%, 77.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(260.9, 24.7%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 10.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK6.8%, 10.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,485,532
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC5DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.62:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#323A23
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D4DCC5
Analogous#C5C9DC, #D8C5DC
Triadic#DCCDC5, #C5DCCD
Split complementary#DCD9C5, #C8DCC5
Tetradic#DCC5C9, #D4DCC5, #C5DCD8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G197
B220
Red205 (80.4%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue260.87°
Saturation (HSL)24.73%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G C5 · B DC
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