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Recognised as Colour

#CB3FEA

  • #CB3FEA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CB3FEA is a violet with RGB values 203, 63, 234 and HSL 289°, 80%, 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 orchid.

Colour values

#CB3FEA#CB3FEA
HEX#CB3FEA
RGBrgb(203, 63, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2471, 0.9176
RGB percentages79.6%, 24.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(289.1, 80.3%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 73.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK13.2%, 73.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,320,170
CSS custom property--colour: #CB3FEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#34C015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D86E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CB6292no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Dark violet · ΔE 18.3Blue violet · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Fuchsia · ΔE 23.2Magenta · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EEA3F
Analogous#763FEA, #EA3FB3
Triadic#EACB3F, #3FEACB
Split complementary#B3EA3F, #3FEA76
Tetradic#EA763F, #5EEA3F, #3FB3EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF7FE
Lighter +30%#F0C9F9
Lighter +20%#E49BF4
Lighter +10%#D76DEF
Darker −10%#BA18DE
Darker −20%#9313B0
Darker −30%#6D0E82
Darker −40%#460954
More saturated +25%#D82AFF
Less saturated −25%#BA5ACF

Channel breakdown

R203
G63
B234
Red203 (79.6%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue289.12°
Saturation (HSL)80.28%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 3F · B EA

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