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Recognised as Colour

#CD4DFF

  • #CD4DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CD4DFF is a violet with RGB values 205, 77, 255 and HSL 283°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CD4DFF#CD4DFF
HEX#CD4DFF
RGBrgb(205, 77, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.302, 1
RGB percentages80.4%, 30.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(283.1, 100%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 69.8%, 100%)
CMYK19.6%, 69.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,454,847
CSS custom property--colour: #CD4DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#32B200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#458DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C972A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 18.6Fuchsia · ΔE 23.8Magenta · ΔE 23.8Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FFF4D
Analogous#744DFF, #FF4DD8
Triadic#FFCD4D, #4DFFCD
Split complementary#D8FF4D, #4DFF74
Tetradic#FF744D, #7FFF4D, #4DD8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8E6FF
Lighter +20%#EAB3FF
Lighter +10%#DB80FF
Darker −10%#BF1AFF
Darker −20%#A500E6
Darker −30%#8100B3
Darker −40%#5C0080
More saturated +25%#CD4DFF
Less saturated −25%#C363E9

Channel breakdown

R205
G77
B255
Red205 (80.4%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue283.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 4D · B FF

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