Recognised as Colour

#CB7EDB

#CB7EDB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CB7EDB is a violet with RGB values 203, 126, 219 and HSL 290°, 56%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CB7EDB#CB7EDB

HEX#CB7EDB

RGBrgb(203, 126, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4941, 0.8588

RGB percentages79.6%, 49.4%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(289.7, 56.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 42.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK7.3%, 42.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,336,283

CSS custom property--colour: #CB7EDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#348124

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7195DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#869ED8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Tritanopia#CC89A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.7 Violet · ΔE 13 Medium purple · ΔE 18.8 Plum · ΔE 20.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2 Slate blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8EDB7E

Analogous#9D7EDB, #DB7EBC

Triadic#DBCB7E, #7EDBCB

Split complementary#BDDB7E, #7EDB9D

Tetradic#DB9D7E, #8EDB7E, #7EBCDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF6FC

Lighter +20%#EBCEF1

Lighter +10%#DBA6E6

Darker −10%#BB56D0

Darker −20%#A635BE

Darker −30%#832A96

Darker −40%#611F6E

More saturated +25%#D969F0

Less saturated −25%#BD93C6

Channel breakdown

R203

G126

B219

Red203 (79.6%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue289.68°

Saturation (HSL)56.36%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 7E · B DB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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