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Recognised as Colour

#CB6DFC

  • #CB6DFC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB6DFC is a violet with RGB values 203, 109, 252 and HSL 279°, 96%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CB6DFC#CB6DFC
HEX#CB6DFC
RGBrgb(203, 109, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4275, 0.9882
RGB percentages79.6%, 42.7%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(279.4, 96%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 56.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK19.4%, 56.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,331,964
CSS custom property--colour: #CB6DFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#349203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4191FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Deuteranopia#6599F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C686AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.6Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8Violet · ΔE 21.5Orchid · ΔE 22.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EFC6D
Analogous#846DFC, #FC6DE5
Triadic#FCCB6D, #6DFCCB
Split complementary#E5FC6D, #6DFC84
Tetradic#FC846D, #9EFC6D, #6DE5FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFD1FE
Lighter +10%#DD9FFD
Darker −10%#B93BFB
Darker −20%#A709FA
Darker −30%#8704CC
Darker −40%#66039A
More saturated +25%#CC6AFF
Less saturated −25%#C580E9

Channel breakdown

R203
G109
B252
Red203 (79.6%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue279.44°
Saturation (HSL)95.97%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 6D · B FC

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