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Colour

#CD43F5

  • #CD43F5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CD43F5 is a violet with RGB values 205, 67, 245 and HSL 287°, 90%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CD43F5#CD43F5
HEX#CD43F5
RGBrgb(205, 67, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2627, 0.9608
RGB percentages80.4%, 26.3%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(286.5, 89.9%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 72.7%, 96.1%)
CMYK16.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,452,277
CSS custom property--colour: #CD43F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#32BC0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4889F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original
Tritanopia#CB6899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3Dark violet · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 19.1Fuchsia · ΔE 22Magenta · ΔE 22Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BF543
Analogous#7443F5, #F543C4
Triadic#F5CD43, #43F5CD
Split complementary#C4F543, #43F574
Tetradic#F57443, #6BF543, #43C4F5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4D4FD
Lighter +20%#E7A4FA
Lighter +10%#DA73F8
Darker −10%#C013F2
Darker −20%#9D0BC7
Darker −30%#770897
Darker −40%#510567
More saturated +25%#D339FF
Less saturated −25%#BF5CDC

Channel breakdown

R205
G67
B245
Red205 (80.4%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue286.52°
Saturation (HSL)89.9%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 43 · B F5

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