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Recognised as Colour

#CB77E2

  • #CB77E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CB77E2 is a violet with RGB values 203, 119, 226 and HSL 287°, 65%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CB77E2#CB77E2
HEX#CB77E2
RGBrgb(203, 119, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4667, 0.8863
RGB percentages79.6%, 46.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(287.1, 64.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 47.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK10.2%, 47.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,334,498
CSS custom property--colour: #CB77E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#34881D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6592E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9BDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CB86A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.8Violet · ΔE 10.5Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EE277
Analogous#9677E2, #E277C3
Triadic#E2CB77, #77E2CB
Split complementary#C4E277, #77E295
Tetradic#E29577, #8EE277, #77C3E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF5FD
Lighter +20%#EBCBF4
Lighter +10%#DBA1EB
Darker −10%#BB4DD9
Darker −20%#A62BC8
Darker −30%#83229E
Darker −40%#611974
More saturated +25%#D762F7
Less saturated −25%#BF8CCD

Channel breakdown

R203
G119
B226
Red203 (79.6%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue287.1°
Saturation (HSL)64.85%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 77 · B E2

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