Colour

#CD44EA

#CD44EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#CD44EA is a violet with RGB values 205, 68, 234 and HSL 290°, 80%, 59%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#CD44EA#CD44EA

HEX#CD44EA

RGBrgb(205, 68, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.2667, 0.9176

RGB percentages80.4%, 26.7%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(289.5, 79.8%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 70.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK12.4%, 70.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,452,522

CSS custom property--colour: #CD44EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#32BB15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5389E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CE6493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7 Dark violet · ΔE 20 Blue violet · ΔE 21.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.4 Magenta · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61EA44

Analogous#7A44EA, #EA44B4

Triadic#EACD44, #44EACD

Split complementary#B4EA44, #44EA7A

Tetradic#EA7A44, #61EA44, #44B4EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFBFF

Lighter +30%#F2CEF9

Lighter +20%#E6A0F4

Lighter +10%#D972EF

Darker −10%#BF19E2

Darker −20%#9814B4

Darker −30%#710F86

Darker −40%#4A0A58

More saturated +25%#DB2FFF

Less saturated −25%#BC5ED0

Channel breakdown

R205

G68

B234

Red205 (80.4%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue289.52°

Saturation (HSL)79.81%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 44 · B EA

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