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Recognised as Colour

#CB54E5

  • #CB54E5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB54E5 is a violet with RGB values 203, 84, 229 and HSL 289°, 74%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CB54E5#CB54E5
HEX#CB54E5
RGBrgb(203, 84, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.3294, 0.898
RGB percentages79.6%, 32.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(289.2, 73.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 63.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK11.4%, 63.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,325,541
CSS custom property--colour: #CB54E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#34AB1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B80E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#608CE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CC6C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.9Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5Orchid · ΔE 22.3Violet · ΔE 22.9Dark violet · ΔE 26.5Blue violet · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EE554
Analogous#8354E5, #E554B6
Triadic#E5CB54, #54E5CB
Split complementary#B7E554, #54E583
Tetradic#E58354, #6EE554, #54B6E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3D9F9
Lighter +20%#E6ADF2
Lighter +10%#D880EC
Darker −10%#BE28DE
Darker −20%#9B1CB7
Darker −30%#76158B
Darker −40%#500E5F
More saturated +25%#DB3BFE
Less saturated −25%#BB6DCC

Channel breakdown

R203
G84
B229
Red203 (79.6%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue289.24°
Saturation (HSL)73.6%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 54 · B E5

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