Recognised as Colour
#CB87DC
- #CB87DC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CB87DC is a violet with RGB values 203, 135, 220 and HSL 288°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CB87DC#CB87DC
HEX#CB87DC
RGBrgb(203, 135, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5294, 0.8627
RGB percentages79.6%, 52.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(288, 54.8%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 38.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK7.7%, 38.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,338,588
CSS custom property--colour: #CB87DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#347823
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98DC87
Analogous#A187DC, #DC87C3
Triadic#DCCB87, #87DCCB
Split complementary#C3DC87, #87DCA1
Tetradic#DCA187, #98DC87, #87C3DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G135
B220
Red203 (79.6%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)54.84%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 87 · B DC
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