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Recognised as Colour

#CBA5E6

  • #CBA5E6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CBA5E6 is a violet with RGB values 203, 165, 230 and HSL 275°, 57%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBA5E6#CBA5E6
HEX#CBA5E6
RGBrgb(203, 165, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6471, 0.902
RGB percentages79.6%, 64.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(275.1, 56.5%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.1, 28.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK11.7%, 28.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,346,278
CSS custom property--colour: #CBA5E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#345A19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB2E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B4E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C8ADBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 8.7Thistle · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6Light steelblue · ΔE 30.2Medium purple · ΔE 31Orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0E6A5
Analogous#ABA5E6, #E6A5E0
Triadic#E6CBA5, #A5E6CB
Split complementary#E1E6A5, #A5E6AA
Tetradic#E6AAA5, #C0E6A5, #A5E1E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F5FC
Lighter +10%#E2CDF1
Darker −10%#B47DDB
Darker −20%#9D55D0
Darker −30%#8535BD
Darker −40%#692A95
More saturated +25%#CD97F4
Less saturated −25%#C9B3D8

Channel breakdown

R203
G165
B230
Red203 (79.6%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue275.08°
Saturation (HSL)56.52%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G A5 · B E6

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