Recognised as Colour

#CB9DEA

#CB9DEA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CB9DEA is a violet with RGB values 203, 157, 234 and HSL 276°, 65%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CB9DEA

RGBrgb(203, 157, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6157, 0.9176

RGB percentages79.6%, 61.6%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(275.8, 64.7%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.8, 32.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK13.2%, 32.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,344,234

CSS custom property--colour: #CB9DEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#346215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90ACEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AB0E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C8A7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.6 Medium purple · ΔE 24.9 Violet · ΔE 25.8 Orchid · ΔE 25.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.2 Thistle · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCEA9D

Analogous#A59DEA, #EA9DE2

Triadic#EACB9D, #9DEACB

Split complementary#E2EA9D, #9DEAA5

Tetradic#EAA59D, #BCEA9D, #9DE2EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F1FC

Lighter +10%#E1C7F3

Darker −10%#B573E1

Darker −20%#9E49D8

Darker −30%#862AC4

Darker −40%#69219A

More saturated +25%#CE8EF9

Less saturated −25%#C8ACDB

Channel breakdown

R203

G157

B234

Red203 (79.6%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue275.84°

Saturation (HSL)64.71%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 9D · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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