Colour

#CB81EA

#CB81EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CB81EA is a violet with RGB values 203, 129, 234 and HSL 282°, 71%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CB81EA#CB81EA

HEX#CB81EA

RGBrgb(203, 129, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5059, 0.9176

RGB percentages79.6%, 50.6%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(282.3, 71.4%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.3, 44.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK13.2%, 44.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,337,066

CSS custom property--colour: #CB81EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#347E15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D9AEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#81A0E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C990ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12 Violet · ΔE 12.2 Medium purple · ΔE 16.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2 Plum · ΔE 25.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0EA81

Analogous#9681EA, #EA81D5

Triadic#EACB81, #81EACB

Split complementary#D4EA81, #81EA96

Tetradic#EA9681, #A0EA81, #81D5EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFD8F9

Lighter +10%#DDADF1

Darker −10%#B955E3

Darker −20%#A72ADB

Darker −30%#881EB4

Darker −40%#671788

More saturated +25%#D36FFC

Less saturated −25%#C393D8

Channel breakdown

R203

G129

B234

Red203 (79.6%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue282.29°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 81 · B EA

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Colour values

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