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Colour

#CB5DF6

  • #CB5DF6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB5DF6 is a violet with RGB values 203, 93, 246 and HSL 283°, 89%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CB5DF6#CB5DF6
HEX#CB5DF6
RGBrgb(203, 93, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.3647, 0.9647
RGB percentages79.6%, 36.5%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(283.1, 89.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 62.2%, 96.5%)
CMYK17.5%, 62.2%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,327,862
CSS custom property--colour: #CB5DF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#34A209

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2488FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B91F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C879A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9Blue violet · ΔE 24Dark violet · ΔE 25.1Violet · ΔE 25.8Orchid · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88F65D
Analogous#7F5DF6, #F65DD4
Triadic#F6CB5D, #5DF6CB
Split complementary#D5F65D, #5DF67E
Tetradic#F67E5D, #88F65D, #5DD5F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEEFE
Lighter +20%#EABEFB
Lighter +10%#DB8DF9
Darker −10%#BB2DF3
Darker −20%#A50CE1
Darker −30%#810AB0
Darker −40%#5E0780
More saturated +25%#CF54FF
Less saturated −25%#C272E1

Channel breakdown

R203
G93
B246
Red203 (79.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue283.14°
Saturation (HSL)89.47%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 5D · B F6

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