Recognised as Colour

#CB86DD

#CB86DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CB86DD is a violet with RGB values 203, 134, 221 and HSL 288°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CB86DD

RGBrgb(203, 134, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5255, 0.8667

RGB percentages79.6%, 52.5%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(287.6, 56.1%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 39.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK8.1%, 39.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,338,333

CSS custom property--colour: #CB86DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#347922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A9BE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BA2DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CC91A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.7 Violet · ΔE 16.2 Plum · ΔE 16.4 Medium purple · ΔE 19.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98DD86

Analogous#9F86DD, #DD86C3

Triadic#DDCB86, #86DDCB

Split complementary#C3DD86, #86DDA0

Tetradic#DDA086, #98DD86, #86C3DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#EDD6F3

Lighter +10%#DCAEE8

Darker −10%#BA5ED2

Darker −20%#A837C6

Darker −30%#862C9E

Darker −40%#642176

More saturated +25%#D673F0

Less saturated −25%#C099CA

Channel breakdown

R203

G134

B221

Red203 (79.6%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue287.59°

Saturation (HSL)56.13%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 86 · B DD

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Colour values

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