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Recognised as Colour

#CD6EFC

  • #CD6EFC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD6EFC is a violet with RGB values 205, 110, 252 and HSL 280°, 96%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CD6EFC#CD6EFC
HEX#CD6EFC
RGBrgb(205, 110, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4314, 0.9882
RGB percentages80.4%, 43.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(280.1, 95.9%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.1, 56.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK18.7%, 56.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,463,292
CSS custom property--colour: #CD6EFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#329103

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4492FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#679AF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C887ABno 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 text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4Violet · ΔE 20.7Orchid · ΔE 22Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DFC6E
Analogous#866EFC, #FC6EE4
Triadic#FCCD6E, #6EFCCD
Split complementary#E4FC6E, #6EFC86
Tetradic#FC866E, #9DFC6E, #6EE4FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFD2FE
Lighter +10%#DEA0FD
Darker −10%#BC3CFB
Darker −20%#AB0AFA
Darker −30%#8A04CD
Darker −40%#69039B
More saturated +25%#CE6BFF
Less saturated −25%#C781EA

Channel breakdown

R205
G110
B252
Red205 (80.4%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue280.14°
Saturation (HSL)95.95%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 6E · B FC

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