Recognised as Colour

#CB9AF1

#CB9AF1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CB9AF1 is a violet with RGB values 203, 154, 241 and HSL 274°, 76%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CB9AF1#CB9AF1

HEX#CB9AF1

RGBrgb(203, 154, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6039, 0.9451

RGB percentages79.6%, 60.4%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(273.8, 75.7%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 36.1%, 94.5%)

CMYK15.8%, 36.1%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,343,473

CSS custom property--colour: #CB9AF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#34650E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89ABF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#94AFEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C6A6BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15 Medium purple · ΔE 21 Violet · ΔE 22.2 Orchid · ΔE 22.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C0F19A

Analogous#9F9AF1, #F19AEC

Triadic#F1CB9A, #9AF1CB

Split complementary#EBF19A, #9AF1A0

Tetradic#F19F9A, #C0F19A, #9AECF1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F4FD

Lighter +10%#E2C7F7

Darker −10%#B46DEB

Darker −20%#9D40E5

Darker −30%#851DD5

Darker −40%#6917A8

More saturated +25%#CD8CFF

Less saturated −25%#C9A8E3

Channel breakdown

R203

G154

B241

Red203 (79.6%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue273.79°

Saturation (HSL)75.65%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 9A · B F1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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