Recognised as Colour

#CD5EF2

#CD5EF2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD5EF2 is a violet with RGB values 205, 94, 242 and HSL 285°, 85%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CD5EF2

RGBrgb(205, 94, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3686, 0.949

RGB percentages80.4%, 36.9%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(285, 85.1%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285, 61.2%, 94.9%)

CMYK15.3%, 61.2%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,459,186

CSS custom property--colour: #CD5EF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#32A10D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F88F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#6092EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CB78A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.6 Violet · ΔE 23.4 Orchid · ΔE 23.8 Blue violet · ΔE 26.1 Dark violet · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83F25E

Analogous#835EF2, #F25ECD

Triadic#F2CD5E, #5EF2CD

Split complementary#CDF25E, #5EF283

Tetradic#F2835E, #83F25E, #5ECDF2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9ECFD

Lighter +20%#EABCFA

Lighter +10%#DC8DF6

Darker −10%#BE2FEE

Darker −20%#A711D9

Darker −30%#820EA9

Darker −40%#5E0A7A

More saturated +25%#D351FF

Less saturated −25%#C274DC

Channel breakdown

R205

G94

B242

Red205 (80.4%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue285°

Saturation (HSL)85.06%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 5E · B F2

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