Recognised as Colour

#CB93E6

#CB93E6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CB93E6 is a violet with RGB values 203, 147, 230 and HSL 280°, 62%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CB93E6

RGBrgb(203, 147, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5765, 0.902

RGB percentages79.6%, 57.6%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(280.5, 62.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 36.1%, 90.2%)

CMYK11.7%, 36.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,341,670

CSS custom property--colour: #CB93E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#346C19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85A5E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#93AAE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C99EB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.1 Orchid · ΔE 20.6 Violet · ΔE 20.9 Medium purple · ΔE 21.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEE693

Analogous#A193E6, #E693D8

Triadic#E6CB93, #93E6CB

Split complementary#D8E693, #93E6A2

Tetradic#E6A193, #AEE693, #93D8E6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3E6F9

Lighter +10%#DFBCF0

Darker −10%#B76ADC

Darker −20%#A340D3

Darker −30%#882AB6

Darker −40%#69218C

More saturated +25%#D182F7

Less saturated −25%#C5A4D5

Channel breakdown

R203

G147

B230

Red203 (79.6%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue280.48°

Saturation (HSL)62.41%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 93 · B E6

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Colour harmonies

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