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Recognised as Colour

#CB41EC

  • #CB41EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CB41EC is a violet with RGB values 203, 65, 236 and HSL 288°, 82%, 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

#CB41EC#CB41EC
HEX#CB41EC
RGBrgb(203, 65, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2549, 0.9255
RGB percentages79.6%, 25.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(288.4, 81.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 72.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK14%, 72.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,320,684
CSS custom property--colour: #CB41EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22533WCAG 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 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#34BE13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D87E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CB6494no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Dark violet · ΔE 18.3Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7Fuchsia · ΔE 23.4Magenta · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62EC41
Analogous#7541EC, #EC41B8
Triadic#ECCB41, #41ECCB
Split complementary#B7EC41, #41EC76
Tetradic#EC7641, #62EC41, #41B7EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFAFF
Lighter +30%#F1CCFA
Lighter +20%#E49EF5
Lighter +10%#D86FF1
Darker −10%#BC17E3
Darker −20%#9512B5
Darker −30%#6F0D87
Darker −40%#490958
More saturated +25%#D72EFF
Less saturated −25%#BB5BD2

Channel breakdown

R203
G65
B236
Red203 (79.6%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue288.42°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 41 · B EC

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