Recognised as Colour

#CB9EEC

#CB9EEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CB9EEC is a violet with RGB values 203, 158, 236 and HSL 275°, 67%, 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

#CB9EEC#CB9EEC

HEX#CB9EEC

RGBrgb(203, 158, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6196, 0.9255

RGB percentages79.6%, 62%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(274.6, 67.2%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.6, 33.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK14%, 33.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,344,492

CSS custom property--colour: #CB9EEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#346113

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90ADEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AB1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C7A9BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.2 Medium purple · ΔE 24.7 Violet · ΔE 25.8 Orchid · ΔE 26 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.8 Thistle · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFEC9E

Analogous#A49EEC, #EC9EE6

Triadic#ECCB9E, #9EECCB

Split complementary#E6EC9E, #9EECA4

Tetradic#ECA49E, #BFEC9E, #9EE6EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F3FD

Lighter +10%#E2C9F4

Darker −10%#B473E4

Darker −20%#9D49DB

Darker −30%#8527CA

Darker −40%#691F9F

More saturated +25%#CD90FB

Less saturated −25%#C9ADDE

Channel breakdown

R203

G158

B236

Red203 (79.6%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue274.62°

Saturation (HSL)67.24%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 9E · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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