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Recognised as Colour

#CD72FA

  • #CD72FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD72FA is a violet with RGB values 205, 114, 250 and HSL 280°, 93%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CD72FA#CD72FA
HEX#CD72FA
RGBrgb(205, 114, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4471, 0.9804
RGB percentages80.4%, 44.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(280.1, 93.2%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.1, 54.4%, 98%)
CMYK18%, 54.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,464,314
CSS custom property--colour: #CD72FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#328D05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D94FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C9BF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C989ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.6Violet · ΔE 18.2Orchid · ΔE 19.5Dark orchid · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FFA72
Analogous#8972FA, #FA72E3
Triadic#FACD72, #72FACD
Split complementary#E3FA72, #72FA89
Tetradic#FA8972, #9FFA72, #72E3FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0D5FD
Lighter +10%#DEA3FC
Darker −10%#BC41F8
Darker −20%#AA0FF7
Darker −30%#8B07CC
Darker −40%#69059B
More saturated +25%#CF6DFF
Less saturated −25%#C784E8

Channel breakdown

R205
G114
B250
Red205 (80.4%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue280.15°
Saturation (HSL)93.15%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 72 · B FA

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