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Recognised as Colour

#CB77E4

  • #CB77E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CB77E4 is a violet with RGB values 203, 119, 228 and HSL 286°, 67%, 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

#CB77E4#CB77E4
HEX#CB77E4
RGBrgb(203, 119, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4667, 0.8941
RGB percentages79.6%, 46.7%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(286.2, 66.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 47.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK11%, 47.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,334,500
CSS custom property--colour: #CB77E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#34881B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6493E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9BE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CB86A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.3Violet · ΔE 10.6Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90E477
Analogous#9477E4, #E477C7
Triadic#E4CB77, #77E4CB
Split complementary#C7E477, #77E494
Tetradic#E49477, #90E477, #77C7E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF7FD
Lighter +20%#ECCCF5
Lighter +10%#DBA2EC
Darker −10%#BB4CDC
Darker −20%#A729CC
Darker −30%#8420A2
Darker −40%#611877
More saturated +25%#D663F8
Less saturated −25%#C08BD0

Channel breakdown

R203
G119
B228
Red203 (79.6%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue286.24°
Saturation (HSL)66.87%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 77 · B E4

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