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Recognised as Colour

#CD5DE7

  • #CD5DE7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD5DE7 is a violet with RGB values 205, 93, 231 and HSL 289°, 74%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CD5DE7#CD5DE7
HEX#CD5DE7
RGBrgb(205, 93, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3647, 0.9059
RGB percentages80.4%, 36.5%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(288.7, 74.2%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 59.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK11.3%, 59.7%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,458,919
CSS custom property--colour: #CD5DE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#32A218

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C85EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6791E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Tritanopia#CE739Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.6Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9Orchid · ΔE 18.9Violet · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77E75D
Analogous#885DE7, #E75DBC
Triadic#E7CD5D, #5DE7CD
Split complementary#BCE75D, #5DE788
Tetradic#E7885D, #77E75D, #5DBCE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6E2FB
Lighter +20%#E8B6F4
Lighter +10%#DB89EE
Darker −10%#BF31E0
Darker −20%#A21DC1
Darker −30%#7D1695
Darker −40%#580F69
More saturated +25%#DB46FE
Less saturated −25%#BF74D0

Channel breakdown

R205
G93
B231
Red205 (80.4%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue288.7°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 5D · B E7

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