Colour

#CB98FD

#CB98FD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#CB98FD is a violet with RGB values 203, 152, 253 and HSL 270°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#CB98FD#CB98FD

HEX#CB98FD

RGBrgb(203, 152, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5961, 0.9922

RGB percentages79.6%, 59.6%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(270.3, 96.2%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 39.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK19.8%, 39.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,342,973

CSS custom property--colour: #CB98FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#346702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#81ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8DAEFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C4A8BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.5 Violet · ΔE 19.6 Orchid · ΔE 21.2 Plum · ΔE 22 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAFD98

Analogous#9998FD, #FD98FC

Triadic#FDCB98, #98FDCB

Split complementary#FDFD98, #98FD99

Tetradic#FD9998, #CAFD98, #98FCFD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFCFF

Lighter +10%#E4CAFE

Darker −10%#B266FC

Darker −20%#9834FB

Darker −30%#7F05F7

Darker −40%#6504C5

More saturated +25%#CB96FF

Less saturated −25%#CBA5F0

Channel breakdown

R203

G152

B253

Red203 (79.6%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue270.3°

Saturation (HSL)96.19%

Lightness79.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 98 · B FD

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