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Recognised as Colour

#CB7AFF

  • #CB7AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CB7AFF is a violet with RGB values 203, 122, 255 and HSL 277°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CB7AFF#CB7AFF
HEX#CB7AFF
RGBrgb(203, 122, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4784, 1
RGB percentages79.6%, 47.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(276.5, 100%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.5, 52.2%, 100%)
CMYK20.4%, 52.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,335,295
CSS custom property--colour: #CB7AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#348500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5599FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C591B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9Violet · ΔE 18.1Orchid · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEFF7A
Analogous#897AFF, #FF7AF1
Triadic#FFCB7A, #7AFFCB
Split complementary#F1FF7A, #7AFF88
Tetradic#FF887A, #AEFF7A, #7AF1FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3E0FF
Lighter +10%#DFADFF
Darker −10%#B747FF
Darker −20%#A314FF
Darker −30%#8800E0
Darker −40%#6900AD
More saturated +25%#CB7AFF
Less saturated −25%#C78BEE

Channel breakdown

R203
G122
B255
Red203 (79.6%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue276.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 7A · B FF

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