Recognised as Colour

#CB87EA

#CB87EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CB87EA is a violet with RGB values 203, 135, 234 and HSL 281°, 70%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CB87EA#CB87EA

HEX#CB87EA

RGBrgb(203, 135, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5294, 0.9176

RGB percentages79.6%, 52.9%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(281.2, 70.2%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.2, 42.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK13.2%, 42.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,338,602

CSS custom property--colour: #CB87EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#347815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#759EEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#86A4E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C995ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14 Violet · ΔE 14.1 Medium purple · ΔE 16.6 Plum · ΔE 21.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9 Slate blue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6EA87

Analogous#9A87EA, #EA87D7

Triadic#EACB87, #87EACB

Split complementary#D8EA87, #87EA99

Tetradic#EA9987, #A6EA87, #87D7EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1DEF9

Lighter +10%#DEB2F2

Darker −10%#B85CE2

Darker −20%#A530DB

Darker −30%#8820B8

Darker −40%#68198C

More saturated +25%#D275FC

Less saturated −25%#C499D8

Channel breakdown

R203

G135

B234

Red203 (79.6%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue281.21°

Saturation (HSL)70.21%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 87 · B EA

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