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Recognised as Colour

#CB3AEE

  • #CB3AEE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CB3AEE is a violet with RGB values 203, 58, 238 and HSL 288°, 84%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CB3AEE#CB3AEE
HEX#CB3AEE
RGBrgb(203, 58, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2275, 0.9333
RGB percentages79.6%, 22.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(288.3, 84.1%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 75.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK14.7%, 75.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,318,894
CSS custom property--colour: #CB3AEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#34C511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4685EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CA6193no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.7Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Fuchsia · ΔE 21.1Magenta · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DEE3A
Analogous#713AEE, #EE3AB7
Triadic#EECB3A, #3AEECB
Split complementary#B7EE3A, #3AEE71
Tetradic#EE713A, #5DEE3A, #3AB7EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF6FE
Lighter +30%#F0C7FA
Lighter +20%#E498F6
Lighter +10%#D769F2
Darker −10%#B913E2
Darker −20%#930FB3
Darker −30%#6C0B84
Darker −40%#460755
More saturated +25%#D529FF
Less saturated −25%#BB55D3

Channel breakdown

R203
G58
B238
Red203 (79.6%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue288.33°
Saturation (HSL)84.11%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 3A · B EE

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