Recognised as Colour
#CFBCED
- #CFBCED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CFBCED is a violet with RGB values 207, 188, 237 and HSL 263°, 58%, 83%. 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
#CFBCED#CFBCED
HEX#CFBCED
RGBrgb(207, 188, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7373, 0.9294
RGB percentages81.2%, 73.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(263.3, 57.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.3, 20.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK12.7%, 20.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,614,317
CSS custom property--colour: #CFBCED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#304312
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DAEDBC
Analogous#BCC2ED, #E7BCED
Triadic#EDCFBC, #BCEDCF
Split complementary#EDE8BC, #C2EDBC
Tetradic#EDBCC2, #DAEDBC, #BCEDE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G188
B237
Red207 (81.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue263.27°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G BC · B ED
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