Recognised as Colour
#CDC5E4
- #CDC5E4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CDC5E4 is a violet with RGB values 205, 197, 228 and HSL 255°, 36%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CDC5E4#CDC5E4
HEX#CDC5E4
RGBrgb(205, 197, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7725, 0.8941
RGB percentages80.4%, 77.3%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(255.5, 36.5%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.5, 13.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK10.1%, 13.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,485,540
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC5E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#323A1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DCE4C5
Analogous#C5CDE4, #DDC5E4
Triadic#E4CDC5, #C5E4CD
Split complementary#E4DDC5, #CDE4C5
Tetradic#E4C5CD, #DCE4C5, #C5E4DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G197
B228
Red205 (80.4%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue255.48°
Saturation (HSL)36.47%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G C5 · B E4
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