Colour

#CDC7DF

#CDC7DF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#CDC7DF is a violet with RGB values 205, 199, 223 and HSL 255°, 27%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CDC7DF#CDC7DF

HEX#CDC7DF

RGBrgb(205, 199, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7804, 0.8745

RGB percentages80.4%, 78%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(255, 27.3%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255, 10.8%, 87.5%)

CMYK8.1%, 10.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,486,047

CSS custom property--colour: #CDC7DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#323820

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3CAE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3CADEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CACACFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7 Light steelblue · ΔE 9.3 Lavender · ΔE 10.9 Light grey · ΔE 13.3 Silver · ΔE 13.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D9DFC7

Analogous#C7CDDF, #D9C7DF

Triadic#DFCDC7, #C7DFCD

Split complementary#DFD9C7, #CDDFC7

Tetradic#DFC7CD, #D9DFC7, #C7DFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EAE7F2

Darker −10%#B0A7CC

Darker −20%#9386BA

Darker −30%#7666A7

Darker −40%#5E4F8B

More saturated +25%#C8BCEA

Less saturated −25%#D3D2D4

Channel breakdown

R205

G199

B223

Red205 (80.4%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue255°

Saturation (HSL)27.27%

Lightness82.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G C7 · B DF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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