Recognised as Colour
#CB89E6
- #CB89E6
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#CB89E6 is a violet with RGB values 203, 137, 230 and HSL 283°, 65%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#CB89E6#CB89E6
HEX#CB89E6
RGBrgb(203, 137, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5373, 0.902
RGB percentages79.6%, 53.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(282.6, 65%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 40.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK11.7%, 40.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,339,110
CSS custom property--colour: #CB89E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#347619
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4E689
Analogous#9C89E6, #E689D3
Triadic#E6CB89, #89E6CB
Split complementary#D3E689, #89E69C
Tetradic#E69C89, #A4E689, #89D3E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G137
B230
Red203 (79.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue282.58°
Saturation (HSL)65.03%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 89 · B E6
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