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Recognised as Colour

#CD68E3

  • #CD68E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD68E3 is a violet with RGB values 205, 104, 227 and HSL 289°, 69%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CD68E3#CD68E3
HEX#CD68E3
RGBrgb(205, 104, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4078, 0.8902
RGB percentages80.4%, 40.8%, 89%
HSLhsl(289.3, 68.7%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 54.2%, 89%)
CMYK9.7%, 54.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,461,731
CSS custom property--colour: #CD68E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#32971C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#518AE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7295E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CE7A9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.9Orchid · ΔE 12Violet · ΔE 13.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EE368
Analogous#9068E3, #E368BB
Triadic#E3CD68, #68E3CD
Split complementary#BCE368, #68E38F
Tetradic#E38F68, #7EE368, #68BCE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8E9FB
Lighter +20%#E9BEF3
Lighter +10%#DB93EB
Darker −10%#BF3DDB
Darker −20%#A524C1
Darker −30%#801C96
Darker −40%#5C146B
More saturated +25%#DB52F9
Less saturated −25%#BF7ECD

Channel breakdown

R205
G104
B227
Red205 (80.4%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue289.27°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 68 · B E3

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