Recognised as Colour

#CB9FD7

#CB9FD7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CB9FD7 is a violet with RGB values 203, 159, 215 and HSL 287°, 41%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CB9FD7#CB9FD7

HEX#CB9FD7

RGBrgb(203, 159, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6235, 0.8431

RGB percentages79.6%, 62.4%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(287.1, 41.2%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 26%, 84.3%)

CMYK5.6%, 26%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,344,727

CSS custom property--colour: #CB9FD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1

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

Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#346028

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99ABD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2B0D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Tritanopia#CCA5B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 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 text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 6.8 Thistle · ΔE 20.4 Pink · ΔE 28.5 Light pink · ΔE 29.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 6.83, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ABD79F

Analogous#AF9FD7, #D79FC7

Triadic#D7CB9F, #9FD7CB

Split complementary#C7D79F, #9FD7AF

Tetradic#D7AF9F, #ABD79F, #9FC7D7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2E7F5

Lighter +10%#DFC3E6

Darker −10%#B87BC8

Darker −20%#A457B9

Darker −30%#89419C

Darker −40%#693278

More saturated +25%#D58EE8

Less saturated −25%#C1B0C6

Channel breakdown

R203

G159

B215

Red203 (79.6%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue287.14°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CB · G 9F · B D7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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