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Recognised as Colour

#CB5DFA

  • #CB5DFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB5DFA is a violet with RGB values 203, 93, 250 and HSL 282°, 94%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CB5DFA#CB5DFA
HEX#CB5DFA
RGBrgb(203, 93, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.3647, 0.9804
RGB percentages79.6%, 36.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(282, 94%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282, 62.8%, 98%)
CMYK18.8%, 62.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,327,866
CSS custom property--colour: #CB5DFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#34A205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A89FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5792F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C77AA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Dark violet · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6Violet · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CFA5D
Analogous#7D5DFA, #FA5DDA
Triadic#FACB5D, #5DFACB
Split complementary#DAFA5D, #5DFA7D
Tetradic#FA7D5D, #8CFA5D, #5DDAFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF1FF
Lighter +20%#EBC0FD
Lighter +10%#DB8EFC
Darker −10%#BB2CF8
Darker −20%#A607EA
Darker −30%#8306B8
Darker −40%#600487
More saturated +25%#CD58FF
Less saturated −25%#C372E5

Channel breakdown

R203
G93
B250
Red203 (79.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue282.04°
Saturation (HSL)94.01%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 5D · B FA

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