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Recognised as Colour

#CB7EDD

  • #CB7EDD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CB7EDD is a violet with RGB values 203, 126, 221 and HSL 289°, 58%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CB7EDD#CB7EDD
HEX#CB7EDD
RGBrgb(203, 126, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.4941, 0.8667
RGB percentages79.6%, 49.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(288.6, 58.3%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 43%, 86.7%)
CMYK8.1%, 43%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,336,285
CSS custom property--colour: #CB7EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#348122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7096E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#859EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CC8AA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 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 text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.4Violet · ΔE 12.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5Plum · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90DD7E
Analogous#9B7EDD, #DD7EC0
Triadic#DDCB7E, #7EDDCB
Split complementary#C0DD7E, #7EDD9B
Tetradic#DD9B7E, #90DD7E, #7EC0DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF7FD
Lighter +20%#ECCFF2
Lighter +10%#DBA6E8
Darker −10%#BB56D2
Darker −20%#A733C2
Darker −30%#84289A
Darker −40%#611E71
More saturated +25%#D86AF1
Less saturated −25%#BE92C9

Channel breakdown

R203
G126
B221
Red203 (79.6%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue288.63°
Saturation (HSL)58.28%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 7E · B DD

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