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Recognised as Colour

#CD52EA

  • #CD52EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD52EA is a violet with RGB values 205, 82, 234 and HSL 289°, 78%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CD52EA#CD52EA
HEX#CD52EA
RGBrgb(205, 82, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3216, 0.9176
RGB percentages80.4%, 32.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(288.6, 78.4%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 65%, 91.8%)
CMYK12.4%, 65%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,456,106
CSS custom property--colour: #CD52EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#32AD15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E81EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D8DE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Tritanopia#CD6D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2Dark violet · ΔE 24.4Blue violet · ΔE 24.9Orchid · ΔE 25.4Violet · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FEA52
Analogous#8152EA, #EA52BB
Triadic#EACD52, #52EACD
Split complementary#BBEA52, #52EA81
Tetradic#EA8152, #6FEA52, #52BBEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4DAFB
Lighter +20%#E7ADF5
Lighter +10%#DA7FF0
Darker −10%#C025E4
Darker −20%#9F17BF
Darker −30%#791291
Darker −40%#530C64
More saturated +25%#DA3DFF
Less saturated −25%#BE6AD2

Channel breakdown

R205
G82
B234
Red205 (80.4%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue288.55°
Saturation (HSL)78.35%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 52 · B EA

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