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Recognised as Colour

#CB6EE7

  • #CB6EE7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB6EE7 is a violet with RGB values 203, 110, 231 and HSL 286°, 72%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CB6EE7#CB6EE7
HEX#CB6EE7
RGBrgb(203, 110, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4314, 0.9059
RGB percentages79.6%, 43.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(286.1, 71.6%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 52.4%, 90.6%)
CMYK12.1%, 52.4%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,332,199
CSS custom property--colour: #CB6EE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#349118

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#558EEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7397E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CB80A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.6Orchid · ΔE 12Violet · ΔE 12.7Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AE76E
Analogous#8E6EE7, #E76EC7
Triadic#E7CB6E, #6EE7CB
Split complementary#C7E76E, #6EE78F
Tetradic#E78F6E, #8AE76E, #6EC7E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF1FD
Lighter +20%#EAC6F5
Lighter +10%#DB9AEE
Darker −10%#BB42E0
Darker −20%#A522CD
Darker −30%#821BA1
Darker −40%#5F1376
More saturated +25%#D659FC
Less saturated −25%#C083D2

Channel breakdown

R203
G110
B231
Red203 (79.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue286.12°
Saturation (HSL)71.6%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 6E · B E7

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