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Colour

#CD3AFF

  • #CD3AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CD3AFF is a violet with RGB values 205, 58, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CD3AFF#CD3AFF
HEX#CD3AFF
RGBrgb(205, 58, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2275, 1
RGB percentages80.4%, 22.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(284.8, 100%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 77.3%, 100%)
CMYK19.6%, 77.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,449,983
CSS custom property--colour: #CD3AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#32C500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3388FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C9689Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.6Blue violet · ΔE 18.4Fuchsia · ΔE 19.3Magenta · ΔE 19.3Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3Medium orchid · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CFF3A
Analogous#6A3AFF, #FF3ACF
Triadic#FFCD3A, #3AFFCD
Split complementary#CFFF3A, #3AFF6A
Tetradic#FF6A3A, #6CFF3A, #3ACFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4D3FF
Lighter +20%#E7A0FF
Lighter +10%#DA6DFF
Darker −10%#C007FF
Darker −20%#9D00D3
Darker −30%#7700A0
Darker −40%#51006D
More saturated +25%#CD3AFF
Less saturated −25%#C153E6

Channel breakdown

R205
G58
B255
Red205 (80.4%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue284.77°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 3A · B FF

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