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Recognised as Colour

#CB7AF1

  • #CB7AF1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#CB7AF1 is a violet with RGB values 203, 122, 241 and HSL 281°, 81%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CB7AF1#CB7AF1
HEX#CB7AF1
RGBrgb(203, 122, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4784, 0.9451
RGB percentages79.6%, 47.8%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(280.8, 81%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 49.4%, 94.5%)
CMYK15.8%, 49.4%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,335,281
CSS custom property--colour: #CB7AF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#34850E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F97F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#789EEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C88CABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.1Medium orchid · ΔE 13.1Orchid · ΔE 13.7Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0F17A
Analogous#8F7AF1, #F17ADC
Triadic#F1CB7A, #7AF1CB
Split complementary#DBF17A, #7AF190
Tetradic#F1907A, #A0F17A, #7ADCF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFD6FB
Lighter +10%#DDA8F6
Darker −10%#B94CEC
Darker −20%#A71EE7
Darker −30%#8814BE
Darker −40%#670F90
More saturated +25%#D06CFF
Less saturated −25%#C48CDF

Channel breakdown

R203
G122
B241
Red203 (79.6%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue280.84°
Saturation (HSL)80.95%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 7A · B F1

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