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Recognised as Colour

#CBA7FA

  • #CBA7FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CBA7FA is a violet with RGB values 203, 167, 250 and HSL 266°, 89%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CBA7FA#CBA7FA
HEX#CBA7FA
RGBrgb(203, 167, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6549, 0.9804
RGB percentages79.6%, 65.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(266, 89.2%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266, 33.2%, 98%)
CMYK18.8%, 33.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,346,810
CSS custom property--colour: #CBA7FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#345805

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B6FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB7F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C4B4C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6Violet · ΔE 27.7Orchid · ΔE 28.8Thistle · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6FAA7
Analogous#A7ACFA, #F4A7FA
Triadic#FACBA7, #A7FACB
Split complementary#FAF5A7, #ACFAA7
Tetradic#FAA7AC, #D6FAA7, #A7FAF4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8D7FD
Darker −10%#AE77F7
Darker −20%#9246F5
Darker −30%#7516F2
Darker −40%#5E0BCA
More saturated +25%#CAA2FF
Less saturated −25%#CDB3EE

Channel breakdown

R203
G167
B250
Red203 (79.6%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue266.02°
Saturation (HSL)89.25%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CB · G A7 · B FA

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