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Recognised as Colour

#CB45EB

  • #CB45EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CB45EB is a violet with RGB values 203, 69, 235 and HSL 288°, 81%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CB45EB#CB45EB
HEX#CB45EB
RGBrgb(203, 69, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.2706, 0.9216
RGB percentages79.6%, 27.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(288.4, 80.6%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 70.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK13.6%, 70.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,321,707
CSS custom property--colour: #CB45EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#34BA14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5088E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CB6594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7Dark violet · ΔE 19.5Blue violet · ΔE 21Fuchsia · ΔE 25Magenta · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65EB45
Analogous#7845EB, #EB45B8
Triadic#EBCB45, #45EBCB
Split complementary#B8EB45, #45EB78
Tetradic#EB7845, #65EB45, #45B8EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#F2CFFA
Lighter +20%#E5A1F5
Lighter +10%#D873F0
Darker −10%#BD19E4
Darker −20%#9714B6
Darker −30%#710F88
Darker −40%#4B0A5A
More saturated +25%#D731FF
Less saturated −25%#BB5FD1

Channel breakdown

R203
G69
B235
Red203 (79.6%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue288.43°
Saturation (HSL)80.58%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 45 · B EB

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