Recognised as Colour
#CB92E5
- #CB92E5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CB92E5 is a violet with RGB values 203, 146, 229 and HSL 281°, 61%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CB92E5#CB92E5
HEX#CB92E5
RGBrgb(203, 146, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5725, 0.898
RGB percentages79.6%, 57.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(281.2, 61.5%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.2, 36.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK11.4%, 36.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,341,413
CSS custom property--colour: #CB92E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#346D1A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACE592
Analogous#A192E5, #E592D6
Triadic#E5CB92, #92E5CB
Split complementary#D6E592, #92E5A1
Tetradic#E5A192, #ACE592, #92D6E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G146
B229
Red203 (79.6%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue281.2°
Saturation (HSL)61.48%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G 92 · B E5
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