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Recognised as Colour

#CB40ED

  • #CB40ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CB40ED is a violet with RGB values 203, 64, 237 and HSL 288°, 83%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CB40ED#CB40ED
HEX#CB40ED
RGBrgb(203, 64, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.251, 0.9294
RGB percentages79.6%, 25.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(288.2, 82.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 73%, 92.9%)
CMYK14.3%, 73%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,320,429
CSS custom property--colour: #CB40ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#34BF12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B87E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CB6394no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6Dark violet · ΔE 17.9Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5Fuchsia · ΔE 22.9Magenta · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62ED40
Analogous#7440ED, #ED40B9
Triadic#EDCB40, #40EDCB
Split complementary#B9ED40, #40ED74
Tetradic#ED7440, #62ED40, #40B9ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFAFF
Lighter +30%#F1CCFA
Lighter +20%#E49DF6
Lighter +10%#D86FF1
Darker −10%#BC16E4
Darker −20%#9511B6
Darker −30%#6F0D87
Darker −40%#490859
More saturated +25%#D62EFF
Less saturated −25%#BB5AD3

Channel breakdown

R203
G64
B237
Red203 (79.6%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue288.21°
Saturation (HSL)82.78%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 40 · B ED

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