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Recognised as Colour

#CB79DD

  • #CB79DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CB79DD is a violet with RGB values 203, 121, 221 and HSL 289°, 60%, 67%. 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

#CB79DD#CB79DD
HEX#CB79DD
RGBrgb(203, 121, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4745, 0.8667
RGB percentages79.6%, 47.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(289.2, 59.5%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 45.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK8.1%, 45.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,335,005
CSS custom property--colour: #CB79DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31592WCAG 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 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#348622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A93E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#819CDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CC86A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.4Violet · ΔE 11Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Plum · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BDD79
Analogous#9979DD, #DD79BD
Triadic#DDCB79, #79DDCB
Split complementary#BDDD79, #79DD99
Tetradic#DD9979, #8BDD79, #79BDDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF3FC
Lighter +20%#EBCAF2
Lighter +10%#DBA2E7
Darker −10%#BB50D3
Darker −20%#A631BF
Darker −30%#832697
Darker −40%#5F1C6E
More saturated +25%#D864F2
Less saturated −25%#BE8EC8

Channel breakdown

R203
G121
B221
Red203 (79.6%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue289.2°
Saturation (HSL)59.52%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 79 · B DD

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