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Recognised as Colour

#CB2AFD

  • #CB2AFD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CB2AFD is a violet with RGB values 203, 42, 253 and HSL 286°, 98%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CB2AFD#CB2AFD
HEX#CB2AFD
RGBrgb(203, 42, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.1647, 0.9922
RGB percentages79.6%, 16.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(285.8, 98.1%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 83.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK19.8%, 83.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,314,813
CSS custom property--colour: #CB2AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#34D502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2184F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C76199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.4Fuchsia · ΔE 18.1Magenta · ΔE 18.1Blue violet · ΔE 19.3Dark orchid · ΔE 25Medium orchid · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CFD2A
Analogous#622AFD, #FD2AC5
Triadic#FDCB2A, #2AFDCB
Split complementary#C5FD2A, #2AFD62
Tetradic#FD622A, #5CFD2A, #2AC5FD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF4FF
Lighter +30%#F0C2FE
Lighter +20%#E48FFE
Lighter +10%#D75DFD
Darker −10%#B902F2
Darker −20%#9202BF
Darker −30%#6C018D
Darker −40%#45015A
More saturated +25%#CC28FF
Less saturated −25%#BD45E2

Channel breakdown

R203
G42
B253
Red203 (79.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue285.78°
Saturation (HSL)98.14%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 2A · B FD

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