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Colour

#CD68ED

  • #CD68ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD68ED is a violet with RGB values 205, 104, 237 and HSL 286°, 79%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CD68ED#CD68ED
HEX#CD68ED
RGBrgb(205, 104, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4078, 0.9294
RGB percentages80.4%, 40.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(285.6, 78.7%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.6, 56.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK13.5%, 56.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,461,741
CSS custom property--colour: #CD68ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#329712

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#488CF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C96EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CC7DA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.8Violet · ΔE 16.8Orchid · ΔE 16.9Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88ED68
Analogous#8B68ED, #ED68CB
Triadic#EDCD68, #68EDCD
Split complementary#CBED68, #68ED8A
Tetradic#ED8A68, #88ED68, #68CBED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF1FD
Lighter +20%#EBC3F8
Lighter +10%#DC96F2
Darker −10%#BE3AE8
Darker −20%#A819D6
Darker −30%#8414A8
Darker −40%#600F7A
More saturated +25%#D656FF
Less saturated −25%#C27DD8

Channel breakdown

R205
G104
B237
Red205 (80.4%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue285.56°
Saturation (HSL)78.7%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 68 · B ED

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