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Recognised as Colour

#CB84EC

  • #CB84EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#CB84EC is a violet with RGB values 203, 132, 236 and HSL 281°, 73%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CB84EC#CB84EC
HEX#CB84EC
RGBrgb(203, 132, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5176, 0.9255
RGB percentages79.6%, 51.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(281, 73.2%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281, 44.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK14%, 44.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,337,836
CSS custom property--colour: #CB84EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#347B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#709CF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A2E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C993ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13Orchid · ΔE 13.1Medium purple · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5Plum · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5EC84
Analogous#9784EC, #EC84D9
Triadic#ECCB84, #84ECCB
Split complementary#D9EC84, #84EC97
Tetradic#EC9784, #A5EC84, #84D9EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0DCFA
Lighter +10%#DEB0F3
Darker −10%#B858E5
Darker −20%#A62CDE
Darker −30%#881DBA
Darker −40%#68168E
More saturated +25%#D172FE
Less saturated −25%#C596DA

Channel breakdown

R203
G132
B236
Red203 (79.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue280.96°
Saturation (HSL)73.24%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 84 · B EC

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